HAS CHINA REALLY INVENTED THE SECRET OF MAKING THE WEATHER? - Daily Express
SATURDAY night in downtown Beijing was like any other autumn evening: overcast and gloomy. But when the residents awoke on Sunday morning they were greeted with a thick white carpet. Six inches of snow blanketed bicycles and cars, impromptu snowball
Source: www.dailyexpress.co.uk

Dirty air, a little information and some pictures of its effects - LJWORLD
The word smog originally came from the combination of fog and smoke. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has a great article on the history of smog. Today, the scientific term we use is photochemical smog. Simply put, this is what forms when
Source: www2.ljworld.com

Pencil This In: November 9-13 - Shanghaiist
Got the rainy day blues? Hacking up your right lung thanks to some smog clouds? Have no fear, Pencil This In is here! This week, treat yourself to some Swiss jazz, get schooled in Jamaican reggae, then end the week with some proper comic relief, UK
Source: shanghaiist.com

The Great Wall and the Anantara Spa - Interior Design
swelling and my lungs gasping for clear blue sky; air pollution in Beijing is intolerable and visibility reminds me of Los Angeles smog. My plan for the fourth day was to get out of the city and finally visit the Great Wall. In brief, the wall
Source: www.interiordesign.net

China manufactures an early snowfall in Beijing - Toronto Star
The technology made headlines before and during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Officials first induced rain to help scrub the city clean of its omnipresent smog. They then worked to prevent rain from falling during events by heading off on-coming storm
Source: www.thestar.com

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