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  • July 2008

    • Heavy Smog Greets Olympians

      Associated Press  |  Jul 27, 08 5:55 PM CDT

      Heavy Smog Greets Olympians

      (Newser) - Beijing has just 12 days left to clear its skies before the start of the Summer Olympics and things are still looking mighty smoggy, reports the AP. Visibility was a mere half-mile in some parts of the city and the Athletes’ Village was invisible from the nearby Olympic Green, despite drastic traffic restrictions in the capital. “It doesn't really look so good,” an Olympic committee member said. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • Beijing  • pollution  • Olympic Games  • air pollution  • smog

    • Global Warming Caused by ... Cleaner Skies: Study

      New Scientist  |  Jul 10, 08 4:45 PM CDT

      Global Warming Caused by ... Cleaner Skies: Study

      (Newser) - Reducing aerosols and other pollutants has been a major part of Europe’s campaign to reduce global warming, but a new study turns conventional thinking on its head, New Scientist reports. "The decrease in aerosols probably accounts for at least half of the warming over Europe in the last 30 years," says a co-author of the study. More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • Europe  • greenhouse gases  • air pollution  • smog  • meteorology  • aerosol

    • China Falls Behind on Olympic Promises

      BBC  |  Jul 8, 08 2:25 PM CDT

      China Falls Behind on Olympic Promises

      (Newser) - With exactly a month to go before the Olympics, China has not delivered on promises to improve Beijing’s air quality or allow foreign journalists open access, the BBC reports. The government vowed to bring Beijing’s air up to WHO standards when bidding for the Games, but a BBC test showed the city over the pollution limit 6 days out of 7. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • Beijing  • pollution  • air pollution  • journalist  • smog  • political freedoms  • repression

  • March 2008
  • January 2008

    • Olympians Prepare Strategies for Beijing Smog

      New York Times  |  Jan 24, 08 1:22 PM CST

      Olympians Prepare Strategies for Beijing Smog

      (Newser) - With the Summer Olympics set to begin Aug. 8 in one of the world’s smoggiest cities, competitors are looking for a Beijing edge. US athletes have been asking if they should train near busy highways to simulate Beijing’s noxious air, the New York Times reports, but trainers are advising they arrive at the last minute, and wear a mask when not competing. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • air pollution  • smog

  • December 2007

    • Gassy Kudzu Choking South

      Atlanta Journal-Constitution  |  Dec 4, 07 8:10 PM CST

      Gassy Kudzu Choking South

      (Newser) - It's nicknamed "the vine that ate the South," but experts now warn that the fast-spreading invasive plant is choking more than just power lines, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Scientists have found that the plant emits ozone, making smog worse, leading to health problems—and speeding up climate change. More »

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      public health  • pollution  • air pollution  • smog  • ozone

  • August 2007

    • Calif. Town Is Nation's Smoggiest

      Associated Press  |  Aug 10, 07 3:13 PM CDT

      Calif. Town Is Nation's Smoggiest

      (Newser) - Arvin, Calif., proves that you don’t need factories or freeways to have America’s worst air pollution. The agricultural town’s mountain locale collects pollution, the AP reports, giving the air a toxic smell and raising health concerns. The EPA uses the ozone level to gauge smog across the country, and from 2004 to 2006, Arvin (pop. 15,000) brought up the rear. More »

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      California  • pollution  • Environmental Protection Agency  • air pollution  • smog  • air  • ozone

    • Beijing Smog May Postpone Olympic Events

      BBC  |  Aug 8, 07 12:53 PM CDT

      Beijing Smog May Postpone Olympic Events

      (Newser) - The air pollution in Beijing is so bad that some 2008 Olympic events may have to be postponed. IOC president Jacques Rogge is worried about participants in endurance events like cycling because air quality remains dismal despite government efforts, such as shutting down factories, to improve it. Construction for the Games has actually made the problem worse, the BBC reports. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Beijing  • pollution  • Olympic Games  • air pollution  • smog  • Jacques Rogge

    • Smog Cloud Menaces Asia

      Times (UK)  |  Aug 3, 07 1:34 PM CDT

      Smog Cloud Menaces Asia

      (Newser) - An enormous cloud of smog over southern Asia threatens 2 billion people with flooding and drought, a new study shows. The "Asian Brown Cloud" is melting Himalayan glaciers, the Times of London reports, and the resulting floods will menace heavily populated downstream areas. And the cloud's driving up temperatures in the Himalayas at twice the rate predicted by global warming. More »

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      global warming  • flood  • pollution  • air pollution  • Asia  • drought  • glacier  • smog  • Himalayas

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