Hong Kong Marathon in horrible smog
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From: Beendare
19-Oct-14
Beendare's Link
We all hear what a manufacturing powerhouse China is but at what cost?
link is to short article on the HK marathon but the pics are shocking
From: bluedog
19-Oct-14
Just a slight correction..
The race was the Beijing Marathon. Beijing is on the mainland and is over 1200 miles by air from Hong Kong.
From: Coyote 65
20-Oct-14
Feel for the runners, As I look out my window I see the same thing, but the smoke/haze here is because the Forest Service is doing a controlled burn right behind my house. Hope the wind shifts or I am going to head to the nearest watering hole.
Really feel for those trying to run in gas mask. Had to wear one for 4 hours for training and the next day my chest muscles were sore, its hard work breathing with one of those things on.
Terry
From: Amoebus
20-Oct-14
The runners had to breathe it for 2-6 hours. The 11 million who live there have it 24/7/365.
From: Beendare
20-Oct-14
Not sure where the HK came from- yes, in Beijing
Air quality index for select Chinese cities
From: HA/KS
20-Oct-14
And to just think, the billions obama has spent on "green" energy would negate at most a few hours of Chinese energy pollution. What it has done, though is cost trillions to the US economy.
Vote green, so our economy will sooner be pushing up daisies.
