Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Probably from burning (brown) coal? > From: Tina Manley <images@InfoAve.Net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 11:55:05 -0500 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] I'm Back! > > At 07:55 AM 11/13/2005, you wrote: >> Which parts of China were you in where the smog was so bad? Or is it >> every >> industrial part? >> >> Eric > > Eric - It was everywhere! We had high hopes that getting out in the > rural areas would mean getting away from the air pollution, but it > seemed just as bad in the country. People there talked about how > much worse it is the summer and said that autumn is actually the > clearest time of the year. We did have a few clear days after rain > and wind blew the smog away, but I have lots of photos where you > can't see more than a block because of the thick haze. And it's not > fog - it burns your throat and eyes. Many of the people who worked > in the streets or rode bikes wore surgical masks. It was worse in > Shanghai than Beijing, though. > > Tina > > Tina Manley, ASMP > http://www.tinamanley.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >