We’re Number Two! New Delhi Beats Beijing as World’s Most Polluted City
Breathe easy, Beijingers. The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially designated New Delhi as…
Browsing: AQI
Funding for Better Pollution Masks Reaches Halfway Mark
At the end of February we highlighted an effort by Dr. Richard Saint Cyr to…
Beijing’s Air Quality: A Picture in Pictures
Note: This post first appeared on the author’s site on December 14, 2013. Today is…
Smogcast App: Tomorrow’s Pollution Forecast Today
We may be enjoying the fourth consecutive day of clear skies and low AQI in…
Yes, Now They Make Tot-Sized Facemasks Too
Shanghaiist recently took note of all of the fashionable facemasks turning up on young wearers…
Beijing Plans to Cap Off Coal Burning in the City Center (But Will that Be Enough?)
Summer is well on its way but your correspondent is still reeling from this past…
The Smell of Success? Trying out the Infipure Invisible Air Mask
Techinasia’s writeup of the new Infipure "Invisible Air Mask" caught our eye, so we decided…
Airing it Out: Should Beijing’s Pollution Be Reason Enough to Leave?
After suffering through the worst pollution for the month of March in recent memory, things…
The Murkiest March in Recent Memory (and there’s no end in sight)
If you’ve been wondering why Beijing’s been so damn unseasonably cold lately, I submit…
Bloomberg: “Eye-Stinging Beijing Air Risks Lifelong Harm to Babies”
It’s another clear (albeit bone-chilling) day and we should all be feeling rather festive -…