China Series #6: Pollution

Believe it or not, Beijing has the worst pollution of any place that I have ever been. It was every bit as bad as L.A. was the last time I went. The pollution in this picture is actually a little better than it was the next day, but I didn't get a chance to get a picture that day. Make sure to look for the buildings in the background. Sometimes, people miss those on first look and think that the pollution is not that bad. If you need to, click on the picture and see a larger version, so that you can get a good idea of how bad the pollution was. Beijing has over 15 million people and it is still growing. Things will only get worse unless the Chinese switch away from gas. I hope for their (and our) sakes that they do make a switch. Otherwise, things in 20-30 years will be absolutely terrible health and energy price-wise, as well.