https://jinjiefan.com/tags/environment/ Recent content in Environment on Jin Jiefan's Tech Insights Hugo -- gohugo.io en Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://jinjiefan.com/posts/2026-11-13-the-battle-for-beijings-air/ Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://jinjiefan.com/posts/2026-11-13-the-battle-for-beijings-air/ Over the past few days, Beijing issued yet another orange alert for air quality. Yet the public’s distaste for the haze today is fundamentally different from what it was a decade ago. Back then, many people kept two essentials ready each autumn and winter: an N95 respirator mask with an exhalation valve, and throat lozenges for chronic pharyngitis. Push open the window, and the air carried a stinging, eye-watering stench reminiscent of burnt soy sauce and sulfur.