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Shanghai is "smog-choked"? The AQI is the same as San Francisco. The score is easily 10x worse in other cities but specifically Shanghai seems overblown.
by xster 9y ago
Shanghai is "smog-choked"? The AQI is the same as San Francisco.
The score is easily 10x worse in other cities but specifically Shanghai seems overblown.
- seanmcdirmid 9y agoLook at the history: shanghai dipped orange and red multiple times in the past few days, while SF just dipped into the yellow. https://aqicn.org/city/shanghai/ https://aqicn.org/city/shanghai/ http://aqicn.org/city/california/san-francisco/san-francisco-arkansas-street http://aqicn.org/city/california/san-francisco/san-francisco... Keep in mind it’s also night in china ATM while it is noon in SF. Shanghai is much worse than SF on average. It dips into the red zone more often, retreating when it rains. Shanghai is much better than the rest of china barring Shenzhen, Xiamen, and maybe Kunming, but it would still come across to an American visitor as smoggier than they were used to.
- hhw 9y agoHave you actually been to Shanghai? On a bad day, buildings right across the street can be hazy.