From the Associated Press:
On Thursday, Beijing’s air pollution index was recorded at 96, which came close to exceeding the national level for acceptable air. Levels between 51-100 are considered moderate pollution, and anything over 100 is harmful to sensitive groups, including children and the elderly.
If I were a track and field athlete, or a cyclist, or a participant in any other outdoor competition, I’d be concerned that my performance (for many, a once-in-a-lifetime event) might be affected by the air quality.
I don’t remember. Was there this much concern about the air in LA in 1984, or did Peter Ueberroth clean the skies all by himself?
1984 in LA … well the air was pretty bad. i’m pretty sure that it was paradise compared to August in Beijing though.
I spent part of October and November in LA (Culver City) that year, but I don’t remember the air being bad, although my memory is that you don’t see smog around your immediate vicinity; it’s only when you’re on a rise that you can see the stuff.
Peter Ueberroth would have swung a corporate sponsorship deal to clean the skies. The pollution parallel that I wonder about was Mexico City in 1968, though I suppose people had things other than air pollution on their minds them.
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