Blog Tag - Air Quality Index

Beicology: Can Beijing Beat the Heat and Stave Off Global Warming?
Stats about smog tend to dominate the headlines in Beijing, but it's not the only ecological factor to consider. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is...
Beicology: Beijing's Recent Smog Resurgance, Explained
Since Labor Day holiday came to an end, the capital has once again been bestowed with blissfully blue skies. But this time, many Beijingers are...
Beijing Pollution Hits 647, but Beijingers Bought Fewer Fireworks
Beijing's PM2.5 concetration reached a mere 647 micrograms per cubic meter at its peak during Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) celebrations, down 7...
    After days of suffocating pollution toward the end of the holiday that kept many of us indoors, it was welcoming to see it ever so slightly sunny...
AQI under 50: Another Day of Healthy Air
Masks off. The AQI made a sudden jump from an unhealthy average of 196 this morning to a very healthy 38 at 2pm this afternoon. This is the second...
Beijing Plans to Cap Off Coal Burning in the City Center (But Will that Be Enough?)
Summer is well on its way but your correspondent is still reeling from this past winter, one of the longest I can remember in my 14 years in Beijing...