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Culverin 01-14-2013 01:31 PM
Beijing's 'Airpocalypse' Spurs Pollution Controls, Public Pressure
 
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In China's capital, they're calling it the "airpocalypse," with air pollution that's literally off the charts. The air has been classified as hazardous to human health for a fifth consecutive day, at its worst hitting pollution levels 25 times that considered safe in the U.S. The entire city is blanketed in a thick grey smog that smells of coal and stings the eyes, leading to official warnings to stay inside.
Beijing's 'Airpocalypse' Spurs Pollution Controls, Public Pressure : NPR

Lomac 01-14-2013 01:34 PM
I've always wondered what benefit "staying indoors" has. I mean, the air you breath in at home has to come in from somewhere, no? Chances are the giagantic majority of the population doesn't have filtration devices for incoming air from the great outdoors, so you're still basically breathing in the same crap that you would be by going outside.

Razor Ramon HG 01-14-2013 01:36 PM
My friend is going to Beijing for a month. I feel bad for his lungs, haha.

hirevtuner 01-14-2013 01:52 PM
in the news reports they always blame cars for being the culprit to bad air pollution but really it is a small percentage that actually does pollute but the real culprits are the industrial factories

so that being said, China being known for cheap labour/products and megarichese does have its pluses and minuses

El Bastardo 01-14-2013 01:52 PM
I saw a picture of the air conditions a day or so ago. Day looks like night, and it looks foggy as shit.

What does that do for birth rates over there?

Culverin 01-14-2013 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by El Bastardo (Post 8132222)
I saw a picture of the air conditions a day or so ago. Day looks like night, and it looks foggy as shit.

What does that do for birth rates over there?
Might increase it cause it keeps everybody home.
And bored people like to be like rabbits.

Ulic Qel-Droma 01-14-2013 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Razor Ramon HG (Post 8132213)
My friend is going to Beijing for a month. I feel bad for his lungs, haha.
bad for his lungs, good for his dick. it's a good trade off.

bcrdukes 01-14-2013 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by El Bastardo (Post 8132222)
I saw a picture of the air conditions a day or so ago. Day looks like night, and it looks foggy as shit.

What does that do for birth rates over there?
What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger...right? :badpokerface:

StylinRed 01-14-2013 05:52 PM
from a day or so ago in the thread about where to buy masks


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http://www.abc.net.au/news/image/446...x2-700x467.jpg

http://www.abc.net.au/news/image/446...x2-700x467.jpg

that's not fog and it's not nighttime


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Beijing residents have been told to stay indoors as pollution described as the "worst on record" - 30 to 45 times above recommended safety levels - left the city shrouded in dense smog.

Earlier, the US embassy in Beijing tweeted that their own readings were 'beyond index'.

One pollution reading shown on the embassy website showed PM2.5 levels of over 600 micrograms per square metre.
Beijing choked by dangerous pollution levels - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

:heckno:

Timpo 01-14-2013 07:39 PM
oh shit

SkinnyPupp 01-14-2013 07:43 PM
It's disgusting. If I ever have to go to china (usually guangzou area) for more than a few days, it's always followed by a few days (sometimes weeks) of staying up all night coughing up phlegm

mr_chin 01-14-2013 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by StylinRed (Post 8132463)
from a day or so ago in the thread about where to buy masks





:heckno:
The first pic is not night time? Holy fuck. That's insane.

StylinRed 01-14-2013 08:50 PM
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Originally Posted by mr_chin (Post 8132628)
The first pic is not night time? Holy fuck. That's insane.
not according to the article and the photographer

the description is
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PHOTO: Beijing shrouded in dense smog Vehicles drive on the Third Ring Road on a very hazy winter day in Beijing, January 12, 2013. (Reuters: Jason Lee)

Excelsis 01-14-2013 08:50 PM
what's next, evacuate beijing?..

melloman 01-15-2013 07:27 AM
Jesus christ..

Maybe they should shutdown all factories for 3 days. See if it clears up.

"Airpocalypse Free Day" :troll:

Gumby 01-15-2013 08:47 AM
What about the sand from the deserts in Asia that gets blown across China? Is that also happening now, thus contributing to the poor air quality?

shenmecar 01-15-2013 11:11 AM
Thats disgusting!

El Bastardo 01-15-2013 01:56 PM
http://i.imgur.com/0BmPV.jpg

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Even from the remote reaches of space, you can almost feel your bronchial trees heaving and dying when looking at this view of China's enduring air pollution. Taken on Sunday by the Suomi NPP satellite, the image above shows a titanic cloak of smog that has settled over the country, turning streetscapes into ghostly gray-outs of choking particulate matter.

...

How bad is it? The U.S. considers air with miniscule particles above 100 micrograms per cubic meter as "unsafe." This weekend, the U.S. Embassy in Beijing logged concentrations almost as high as 900 micrograms. As many as 33 cities had "hazardous" air during the weekend, according to Chinese media, leading to crushes of people seeking medical help for breathing problems and a booming market for face masks.
NASA Satellite Image Shows Beijing Drowning in a Lake of Smog - Neighborhoods - The Atlantic Cities

Nightwalker 01-17-2013 03:55 AM
That air pollution makes it over here too. Not good stuff.

Gt-R R34 01-17-2013 06:39 AM
I have a friend that works for CCTV in Beijing. She doesn't even wear those normal sick face mask. She now uses heavy duty 3m face mask.

3MŽ disposable half-mask respirator 3M 4251 | Sigma-Aldrich

This type. She says the air burns without the mask.

hud 91gt 01-17-2013 09:04 AM
I was there last month. I had trouble breathing. Felt like asthma. I don't have asthma. lol

Hehe 01-17-2013 09:35 PM
Oh shit... I'm suppose to go there next monday... where do I buy those masks?:pokerface:

On the bright side, I'm going to load my 3 luggages full of those shit and make some some dough! :lawl:

waitojasi 01-17-2013 11:33 PM
I've always wondered what benefit "staying indoors" has. http://www.miihkali.info/31.jpg

yray 01-18-2013 12:28 AM
air seems to be a bit better now according to my mistress :lawl:... can't wait till sandstorm season.

Timpo 01-18-2013 12:32 AM
http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/201...58_620x350.jpg
http://cdn.inquisitr.com/wp-content/...8098507297.jpg
http://cdn.zmescience.com/wp-content...0_zmiv221o.jpg
http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/site...16_357964e.jpg
http://rack.2.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyM...-pollution.jpg


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