Talk to Kids About: Sandstorms
At first, it looked like just another “bad air day,” as I tell my kids. Then my oldest noticed that the air is yellow, and that’s how we clued into our first sandstorm.
Browsing: Pollution
Throwback Thursday: When the AQI Hit 993
The term ‘airpocalypse’ first came into common usage in 2013 when measurement technology and a growing awareness of the negative health impacts of air pollution reached critical mass in the West and resulted in an explosion of interest in the topic.
Growing Pains – the Air Pollution Link to Teenage Erectile Dysfunction?
We would all like to think that we are more liberal than generations before us.…
Study Reveals Dangerous Levels of Lead in Beijing Playgrounds
Last month we profiled new research that found links between “silent” miscarriages and pollution rates…
Beicology: Pollution Makes You Bald, China Struggles With Coal-to-Gas Transition
How bad is the smog these days, really? Who is keeping tabs on the state…
Beijing on Track to Exit Global Top 200 Most Polluted Cities List; August the Cleanest Month on Record
IQAir, the Swiss-based air-quality technology and data company has released their annual Beijing Air Quality…
Study Shows Air Pollution Might Cause Psychosis in Teens
Previous research has linked air pollution to numerous diseases such as lung cancer, tuberculosis, low birth weight, asthma,…
This Week on BJK: E-Bike Registrations, Helping Stroke Sufferers, and More!
This week on BJK online: A step-by-step guide to applying for an e-bike license, “pollution…
Beicology: Airpocalypse, Done? Not So Fast, Say Experts
After weeks of mostly clear blue skies, haze returned to Beijing this Monday, accompanied by…
Don’t Panic! – Everyday Life in a Polluted City: One Expat’s Testimony
Our family arrived in Beijing on an ice cold and grey December morning in 2015.…