Beijing in the smog

Jan 13, 2013: http://www.pri.org/stories/science/environment/beijing-s-pollution-defies-measurement-but-not-history.html

The CCTV tower in China was barely visible through the thick smog on Saturday in Beijing.

There's an app for checking air quality: http://health2measure.com/apps/457237326

Last year was already pretty bad. It's not always bad every day, but overall it got worse this year. See the next picture.

(Note: Picture was found on a Jan 2013 Al Jazeera article http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2013/01/20131138216946614.html

Even though it was a stock photo from the EPA, it does provide a data point to compare to the next picture in this album.)

Jan 24, 2013: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1134749/smog-thickens-again-beijing-pollution-danger-levels

A smartphone app relaying data from the US embassy's air quality sensor shows hazardous levels of fine-particle pollution in Beijing yesterday. Meteorologists have blamed the quick melting of recent snowfalls for pollution bad enough to make healthy people sick. Traffic almost came to a standstill in some areas due to poor visibility. Photo: EPA

Jan 29, 2013: http://www.theage.com.au/environment/where-is-the-worst-air-in-the-world-20130306-2fkg8.html

The view from the Fairfax Media Beijing office at lunchtime on January 29, 2013. Photo: Sanghee Liu

Jan 29, 2013: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2013/jan/29/technology-links-newsbucket

"I can't see my smartphone to tell what the air quality's like." Beijing, January 2013. Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

February 04, 2013: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-01-30/beijingsmogjpg/4492304

The China Central Television (CCTV) building next to a construction site in heavy haze in Beijing's central business district on January 14, 2013. Air pollution in northern and eastern China has reached severe levels for the second time in two weeks and residents of Beijing have been urged to stay indoors. [Reuters/Jason Lee]

January 29, 2013: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/29/asia/gallery/beijing-smog

A man wearing a mask rides a bicycle as hazardous smog blankets Beijing on Tuesday, January 29.

Jan, 2013: http://globalnews.ca/news/385430/gallery-air-pollution-in-china-reaches-hazardous-levels/

Severe pollution envelops Beijing, China. The nation’s ruling Communist party has announced temporary emergency measures in an attempt to combat the hazardous levels of pollution in January.

Jan 30, 2013: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/29/asia/gallery/beijing-smog

Residential buildings and cars can be made out through the smog in Beijing on January 30.

Jan 13, 2013: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57563685/beijing-air-pollution-off-the-charts/

A child on a bicycle is pushed by a woman on a stone arch bridge in heavy smog in Beijing, China, January 13, 2013. / CHEN YUJIE/AP PHOTO

Jan 12, 2013: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/29/asia/gallery/beijing-smog

The sunlight reflects off a building in Beijing on Saturday, January 12.

Jan 13, 2013: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/29/asia/gallery/beijing-smog

Air pollution levels in the Chinese capital Beijing are at hazardous levels for the third day running, with dense smog continuing to shroud the city amid freezing winter temperatures.

Jan 13, 2013: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/01/14/china-pollution/1833257/

On Saturday, parts of Beijing recorded PM2.5 levels more than 900 micrograms per cubic meter. The World Health Organization regards 25 micrograms per cubic meter a safe daily level.

Jan 23, 2013: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/29/asia/gallery/beijing-smog

A tourist and her daughter visit Tiananmen Square during dangerous levels of air pollution on January 23.

Jan 29, 2013: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/29/asia/gallery/beijing-smog

A pedestrian wears a mask at Tiananmen Square as protection from severe pollution on Thursday, January 31, 2013, in Beijing. It's the fourth time this year that a heavy blanket of smog has affected eastern China, including the capital. The air quality has reached hazardous levels, and residents were encouraged to avoid outdoor activities. Watch a video explaining the hazardous smog.

Jan 29, 2013: http://inhabitat.com/smog-continues-to-drown-beijing-with-pollution-levels-that-are-completely-off-the-charts/

Visibility in the area has been reduced to about 600 feet, with some areas experiencing visibility as low as 300 feet, which has caused airports to cancel flights. The US embassy’s air quality index rated Tuesday’s air as being off the charts. The index rates air quality above 150 to be unhealthy with the chart ending at 500. Beijing’s air came in with a reading of 517 around 6 am in the city.

Jan 16, 2013: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/29/asia/gallery/beijing-smog

Forbidden City disappears in the fog on Wednesday, January 16

Jan 29, 2013: http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/smog-blankets-china-in-toxic-twilight/story-e6frfq80-1226564620312#ixzz2RSvZpEV

Cars drive on an eight lane expressway in Beijing as residents across northern China battled through choking pollution

Jan 30, 2013: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/31/world/asia/beijing-takes-emergency-steps-to-fight-smog.html

A flag-raising ceremony in Tiananmen Square obscured by thick smog

Jan 13, 2013: http://www.chinahush.com/2013/01/29/seven-cities-in-china-listed-among-the-ten-most-polluted-cities-in-the-world/

Jan 13th, Beijing has been reported of sixth level of pollution in the three consecutive days