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WHAT A DIFFERENCE THE RAIN MAKES

By Alyssa Roenigk

Friday, August 15, 2008

Friday morning, we woke up, went outside and saw an old friend none of us had seen since arriving in Beijing: the Sun. Thursday night's rain storm was the worst we've experienced in the 10 days we've been here, and its affects on the atmosphere were astonishing. Thursday had been the smoggiest day yet, and the visibility was terrible. Today, there is barely a cloud in the sky, and you can actually see the mountains. The rains last weekend certainly improved the air quality, and even revealed a ...

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