CHEN:
It's only 28 days before the Olympic Games and the National Stadium is barely visible due to smog. Let's take a look.
STORY:
This is Beijing at 8-am yesterday and we are fortunate that today...
CHEN: It's only 28 days before the Olympic Games and the National Stadium is barely visible due to smog. Let's take a look.
STORY: This is Beijing at 8-am yesterday and we are fortunate that today is rated a "Blue Sky Day."
The Beijing Ministry for Environmental Protection said the Chinese Air Pollution Index for yesterday was API 86, or grade 2 in the Chinese system. Grade 2 meaning "comparatively good" counts as a "blue sky day" in China.
One tourist taking photos of the stadium through the smog says China should introduce a new sport called "find the Bird's Nest."
Environmental experts have in the past cast doubts on Beijing's claims of improvement in air quality, particularly the much-vaunted "blue sky days" tally by which the authorities measure the improvement.
A 12-person panel, including scientists from around the world, will monitor and forecast air quality in Beijing during the Olympics.
The panel has promised to produce forecasts up to a week ahead.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said it might reschedule endurance events such as the marathon to prevent health risks to athletes competing for more than an hour.
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." She believed those description of blue sky exist only in fairy tale books." this makes me mad! wtf i love xbox but shit... what i would really love is that men and women, kids so on could see real water clouds, the sun, we take that for granted....they have food and water....but i think everyone in china needs a day when the sun comes out and shines and they can see the stars and the moon...
I have been to Beijing twice this year. The pollution was much worse when I was there during April and May this year. I just got back last week from my second visit of the year, it was not too bad this time. A couple of the days I was there, visability was down to around 100m. But on the whole, it did seem that some of the issues have been addressed. BJ is growing all the time though and has a big industrial base, as well as countless new cars joining the roads each day. That won't help things.
i dont support the chinese because of the polution and the fucking rediculous human rights. did you know the chinese government are restricting everyone to one child, seriously, their fucking crazy
"did you know the chinese government are restricting everyone to one child, their fucking crazy"
Does your country suffers from overpopulation? China's population turned to 1.3 billion in 2005, if it wasn't for the one-child policy then the population would've reached 1.3 billion likely in 2001.
well at least it was raining during some events, so that they air cleared a little. and i think that a winner should be able to win even if the sky if cloudly, or air polluted
and no more psp's,ps3's,xbox360's,computer s,t-shirts,television sets,wii's,ds',shoes,pants,toy s, etc. No thanks I dont wanna lose that stuff. Maybe thats why there is so much pollution.Because everything is MADE IN CHINA.
Look everyone this is just Fog!!! This is what the Chinese Government is telling the world and they would not lie!
Sure it's 30+C degree's outside, and the middle of the day and it's been "foggy" every day for the last 5 years, but it's just fog okay!
And Blue Sky days mean just that.. above the coal smoke, the tyre fires and Nitrous Oxide smog cloud covering the city there is beautiful blue skys! Get a Boeing 747 to take you up to 30000 feet and you'll see what i'm talking about!
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People = Pollution
Less People = Less Pollution
Everything has a reason.
Does your country suffers from overpopulation? China's population turned to 1.3 billion in 2005, if it wasn't for the one-child policy then the population would've reached 1.3 billion likely in 2001.
etc. No thanks I dont wanna lose that stuff.
Maybe thats why there is so much pollution.Because everything is MADE IN CHINA.
Bwaaaaaaaaaaaahahahaha! Would not lie?! You must be joking!!
Sure it's 30+C degree's outside, and the middle of the day and it's been "foggy" every day for the last 5 years, but it's just fog okay!
And Blue Sky days mean just that.. above the coal smoke, the tyre fires and Nitrous Oxide smog cloud covering the city there is beautiful blue skys! Get a Boeing 747 to take you up to 30000 feet and you'll see what i'm talking about!