Landing in polluted air at Beijing Capital Airport

[oldies1976]

It's SMOG, not fog people. Take a course in weather before you make dumb conclusions.

[mydickistoobig2]

thats called fog. almost every video i saw on youtube about beijing shows a blue sky. this misleading video does satisfy the anti-china and anti-chinese youtubers especially those slumdogs, titbetan terrorists, jap war criminals so forth and so on. living with envy is a great pain

[XL2man]

It might be called fog where you come from, but it was definitely smog. I've never seen brown fog before. I spent eight hours at the airport which was enough time to know that it was comprised of pollutants.

[nathavillage]

I've been to Beijing and lived there. Six out of 7 days I didn't see the sun and it was declared a sunny day. It's no wonder many have moved to the USA.

[travelbytommy]

So thats why chinese people were wearing those masks awhile back. It wasn't fear of catching the SARS disease, it was because they couldn't breath without them. I don't blame the olympic athletes one bit for wearing masks!!!

[saturnhexagon]

What was that wheezing sound?

[sheepgoat64]

i've been to beijing when it was like that, im not denying that some of it is smog, but i think it is mainly mist/fog after it has been raining or something like that.

[burger1376]

sheepgoat64: Dude, don't be a misinformed idiot:  Fog? Look up the particulate levels of beijing and compare them to any city in the world.

[sheepgoat64]

i know the air quality is poor, but i have been to beijing many times before and it wasn't as bad as it is in the video. and after rain etc, the air became as it is in the video. obviously i am not saying it is all fog but a lot is water vapour in the video.

[burger1376]

sheepgoat64: Well, lets compare. I have lived in beijing for over 3 years. Beijing is considered a desert area. it doesn't get fog that easily. Of course the air quality is better than when i first got here 3 years ago when they had major sands storms, but i just believe that people should not play down the seriousness of the situation. I'm not trying to argue with you, but it just annoys me when people try to put it off as "fog." :)

[sheepgoat64]

ok, you obviously know more than me, but how would you explain the differences in the pollution, sometimes the smog is a lot worse than other times ? I was there for a month and experienced some very 'smoggy' days and some relatively clear (for Beijing) days, surely the pollution levels must remain at a fairly consistant rate, and wouldn't change daily, which is why I think that natural atmospheric conditions must play a part in the how smoggy it can appear to be.

[sheepgoat64]

Of course I do not deny that the levels of pollution in Beijing are unacceptable or do I dismiss the seriousness of the problem. I look forward to your reply.

[burger1376]

All i have to say is: wind. That is why hongkong typically looks cleaner, as well as shanghai. But, there are more factories on the western area of hongkong. Put it this way, Where i lived 3 years ago, there were mountains right next to my building. Only, i didn't notice until 6 months after i moved in when it was winter time. It is pretty bad when you can't see mountains right next to you. Of course it is getting a little better for the olympics because they are shutting down factories.

[sheepgoat64]

I see, apologies for the "fog" post then ! thanks for your reply. Out of interest, because my future is taking me out in that direction, what were you doing in Beijing for 3 years, if you don't mind me asking?

[bushangels]

it could just be fog.

[XL2man]

It was brown, and it was not fog.

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