International Law

Had Enough of the Beijing Pollution Stories

By Stan

This is the last one I’m going to read, courtesy of the LA Times:

The same mechanism that makes greater numbers of people keel over dead of heart attacks and strokes when microscopic air-pollution levels spike in cities across the United States has researchers voicing their concerns about the heavily polluted air in Beijing.

And they’re not just worried about the athletes. They’re concerned that the bad air might trigger cardiovascular problems for people in the stands. Even if the spectators survive the games, they might be at higher risk of developing a blood clot while sitting through the plane ride home.

I guess that since I live full-time in Beijing, I can never get on an airplane again. So much for those summer vacation plans.

Full post as published by China Hearsay on July 25, 2008 (boomark / email).