While one night in Bangkok is enough for most, the following images (via Reuters) [3] taken over nine days in Tiananmen Square, Beijing should highlight just how appalling the smog situation is in that country. As we discussed recently [4], this is more than a major problem for health, the reforms that the government proclaims means significant shifts in the economy (to say nothing of the increasing appeals for clean water and purchased clean air [5]).
Click image for interactive version at Reuters...
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Day 1 - March 6th
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Day 2 - March 7th
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Day 3 - March 8th
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Day 4 - Macrh 9th
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Day 5 - March 10th
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Day 6 - March 11th (misdated)
Day 7 - March 12th
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Day 8 - March 13th
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Day 9 - March 14th
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Two out of nine ain't bad!
Source: Reuters [3]