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Nothin' but gray skies, do I see...
Fri, 08/08/2008 - 6:38am
Just a brief note this morning. I'm watching Morning Joe on MSNBC right now, and they've been periodically showing shots of China's famous "Bird's Nest" stadium, trying to build excitement for tonight's broadcast of the opening ceremonies.
They're probably not allowed to say it, so I will: Beijing's skies look horrible right now. There was even a moment when host Joe Scarborough said, speaking over top of an image of gray mush, that the city was "showing its Olympic colors." Awkward.
As James Fallows put it earlier, "This is a disaster." It looks like Beijing must have fallen afoul of the weather gods.
Tim Johnson has more.
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- East Asia | China | Environment | Olympics













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