Scripps Scientists Will Assess Beijing Olympics Air Pollution Control Efforts
Flying downwind from Chinese mainland, unmanned aerial vehicles will measure emissions of soot and other forms of black carbon during China’s ‘great
shutdown.’
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The city skyline is shrouded in smog two days before the opening of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 6, 2008 in Beijing, China. Paula Bronstein/Getty Images
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