[Culverin]

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 (http://www.npr.org/2013/01/14/169305324/beijings-air-quality-reaches-hazardous-levels)

[Lomac]

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]

My friend is going to Beijing for a month. I feel bad for his lungs, haha.

[hirevtuner]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

from a day or so ago in the thread about where to buy masks




http://www.abc.net.au/news/image/4462812-3x2-700x467.jpg

http://www.abc.net.au/news/image/4462820-3x2-700x467.jpg

that's not fog and it's not nighttime


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) (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-01-13/beijing-pollution-hits-hazardous-levels/4462786)


:heckno:

[Timpo]

oh shit

[SkinnyPupp]

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]

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]

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

not according to the article and the photographer

the description is
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]

what's next, evacuate beijing?..

[melloman]

Jesus christ..

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

"Airpocalypse Free Day" :troll:

[Gumby]

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]

Thats disgusting!

[El Bastardo]

http://i.imgur.com/0BmPV.jpg

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 (http://www.theatlanticcities.com/neighborhoods/2013/01/nasa-satellite-image-shows-beijing-drowning-lake-smog/4397/)

[Nightwalker]

That air pollution makes it over here too. Not good stuff.

[Gt-R R34]

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.

3M® disposable half-mask respirator 3M 4251 | Sigma-Aldrich (http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/aldrich/z300020?lang=en&region=HK)

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

[hud 91gt]

I was there last month. I had trouble breathing. Felt like asthma. I don't have asthma. lol

[Hehe]

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]

I've always wondered what benefit "staying indoors" has. http://www.miihkali.info/31.jpg

[yray]

air seems to be a bit better now according to my mistress :lawl:... can't wait till sandstorm season.

[Timpo]

http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2013/01/14/China_pollution_AP971430398958_620x350.jpg
http://cdn.inquisitr.com/wp-content/2013/01/Chinas-smog-e1358098507297.jpg
http://cdn.zmescience.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/65253310_zmiv221o.jpg
http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/sites/businesstimes.com.sg/files/imagecache/filenamee/BT_20130116_FACTORY16_357964e.jpg
http://rack.2.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDEzLzAxLzE0LzNhL2NoaW5hcG9sbHV0Ljc3MGU2LmpwZw/d0695867/41b/china-pollution.jpg

[Lomac]

:heckno:

[Akinari]

That's outright disgusting. I don't care if the economy is thriving there and China is the future and blah blah blah all that stuff.

If I can't even walk outside and breathe without burning my face or lungs without wearing a heavy duty industrial face mask, I'd rather stay the fuck away.

[Traum]

That's outright disgusting. I don't care if the economy is thriving there and China is the future and blah blah blah all that stuff.
And the economy isn't really thriving anymore. On the surface, it still is. But dig a tiny bit deeper and you'll see local governments on the brink of bankruptcy, factories suffering due to high labour costs and a much slower inflow of invoices, and surging inflation on daily necessities, among others.

The new leader, Xi Jinping, appears to be taking measures against corruption, and that is certainly a good thing. But the inevitable side effect is, this is scaring the shxt out of corrupt officials, so they are accelerating the channelling of their funds out of the country and draining the economy even more from the inside.

[BaoTurbo]

Inb4 more of a reason for more immigrants from China to Vancouver :troll:

[inv4zn]

^That's not how you use inb4...:seriously:

[BrRsn]

^That's not how you use inb4...:seriously:

looks like the invasion he spoke of already started

:fuckthatshit:

[Timpo]

Inb4 more of a reason for more immigrants from China to Vancouver :troll:

Okay, this may not be a bad thing depending who is coming to Vancouver.
Assuming they are actually getting a job, have good ethics, not committing crime, pay tax and be a good citizen, I think it might be better for the earth.

Here in Canada we actually have the law that people actually have to follow.
Things are way more well organized in Canada.
We don't dump shit in ocean like China do, that's illegal in BC. We don't drive around high emission vehicles, we have air care and we do not manufacture products by overly polluting air. Thanks to BC Hydro we're powered by hydro energy.

Of course you have to consider the soaring of housing prices, population overload, etc.

[urrh]

China's Smog So Bad, A Huge Fire Burns Unnoticed For 3 Hours | Care2 Causes (http://www.care2.com/causes/chinas-smog-so-bad-a-huge-fire-burns-unnoticed-for-3-hours.html)
:fuckthatshit:
I wonder if that's true

[Infiniti]

we have air care

http://www.revscene.net/forums/images/smilies/fuckthatshit.png

[gilly]

Chen Guangbiao, an entrepreneur worth $740 million has started selling cans of fresh air for people to crack open and suck in. They go for 5 yuan each and, according to one report, they come with atmospheric flavours including “pristine Tibet, post-industrial Taiwan and revolutionary Yan'an.” Presumably the “pristine Tibet” can smells ever so slightly of gunpowder.

Man sells canned fresh air in China. Welcome to yuppie capitalism, comrades – Telegraph Blogs (http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/timstanley/100200587/man-sells-canned-fresh-air-in-china-welcome-to-yuppie-capitalism-comrades/)

[Presto]

^^^
Life imitates art! LOL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiabeNR_q0U