Beijing Olympics A to Z
      

A is for air pollution
Readings in late May registered Beijing’s air as ‘hazardous’ (only one further level on the scale exists). On a bad day, smog can cut visibility to 300m - which would make it difficult to see from one end of the Bird’s Nest stadium to the other. Athletes are concerned about the [...]
         

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