Beijing reported cleaner air than ever in 2025, with 311 days of good or moderate air quality. It’s largely thanks...
  • eleijeep@piefed.socialEnglish
    6·
    16 hours ago

    Also thanks to the 2008 Olympics. They made a massive difference cleaning up Beijing and improving air quality for that event.

    Edit: I wrote that before reading the article, and the article seems to be claiming that it was still bad even for the Olympics and a few years afterwards which is contrary to what I remember. I visited in 2009 and it was very clean and clear.

    • acockworkorange@mander.xyzEnglish
      3·
      13 hours ago

      They seeded clouds leading up to the Olympics, not a long term solution for air pollution and definitely bad for land/water pollution.