Beijing smog watch: 6 August
Aug 6 - With just two days to go before the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, the Bird's Nest National Stadium was again shrouded in smog.
Despite last-ditch attempts to turn the smokey and dusty Chinese capital into the promised pollution-free Olympic venue, the Olympic Green is frequently barely visible through the haze.
The Beijing Ministry for Environmental Protection was still showing the Chinese Air Pollution Index (API) from Tuesday (August 5), which was 88.
This figure is valid from 1200 local the day before until 1200 local (0300 GMT) the present day. This is grade two, and counts as a "blue sky day".The temperature was forecast to be around 30 degrees celsius with 60 percent humidity.
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