We often hear about China being polluted, about the hard to breahe are, the smog, the soot, the carbage flowing on the rivers, but these pictures show just how bad the situation really is. Keep in mind though that an image is just a moment captured in time and they don’t tell the whole story.

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Beijing on a clear day and on a day with smog. Image via Wikipedia.

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Image via Tree Hugger.

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