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Wow, that's a lot of tickets - Casey Muller

Alternatively, if the smog is that thick and doesn't dissipate to show a blue sky, you could probably just paint it blue... - Kirk Kittell

More faked pictures, huh? ;) - Paul Buchheit

there's haze which is what you see most often in Hong Kong, and then there's pollution which you see in China. You should be able to see through haze, hope no sandstorms happen either - clarke thomas

Thanks for sharing all this! - Anne Bouey

Smog. Awful Olympics:( - Igor Poltavskiy

China's Coal-Fueled Boom Has Costs: http://www.npr.org/templates/s... - Bruce Lewis via fftogo

They're just doing their part to patch the hole in the ozone layer. - Jim Norris

The answer is totally different. The smoud (like smog but cloud-not-fog) cover is to protect the networks from pirate satellites that want to use their powerful telescopes to view and broadcast the Olympics live and for free. - Kevin Fox

Does the haze in Hong Kong result from air pollution in Guangzhou and Guangdong? EDIT: Nevermind, i found my own answer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A... - John Lam

In an independent effort to monitor air quality not far from the Bird's Nest, the Associated Press began measuring and publishing data in this interactive feature. Updated daily, it shows how air quality varies dramatically, depending upon winds and prevailing conditions. http://hosted.ap.org/specials/... - John Lam