As it is cooling off in Suzhou, it's currently 49 degrees with a high of 57 tomorrow--rough, I know, the pollution is also on the rise. Today, the air quality index reached a high of 237, which is purple, or very unhealthy. Read more about the AQI here.
The first time I was fully aware and conscious of the pollution was about a month ago. We had cross country practice, and the AQI was around 180. I could taste it. It was like walking into a construction site where every material ever required was being cut, painted, and glued. The air gets hazy, and the buildings you normally look at out the window are difficult to see.
Here's also a great story and photos of what happens in Beijing when important people visit and the pollution disappears.
The first time I was fully aware and conscious of the pollution was about a month ago. We had cross country practice, and the AQI was around 180. I could taste it. It was like walking into a construction site where every material ever required was being cut, painted, and glued. The air gets hazy, and the buildings you normally look at out the window are difficult to see.
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