Time-lapse: Earie thick smog rolls into Beijng

An eerie 12 second long time-lapse video of smog choking the city of Beijing gives a glimpse of the serious air pollution problem in the Chinese capital.

The video shows the smog descending over the city and engulfing buildings during a 20-minute period.

The hazardous air quality conditions started last Friday (30 December) and are expected to persist until the weekend.

Chas Pope, a British engineering consultant working in Beijing, captured the footage.

[senorvillarruel]

"FRESH FISH! GET YOUR FRESH FISH HERE!"

[realJMHuckaba]

makes my asthma act up just watching it

[polygamous]

Its called progress (in distraction) of our habitat so far humanity is doing its best at it with great "success" First it was the Industrial revolution in Britain n Europe But them days air quality world wide was Far better n able to withstand the pollution created them days secondly people where not well aware of the dangers of air pollution as they are today so for today's big polluters they have No excuses

[bornyesterday]

Just think .. If Beijing had a military parade every couple of weeks, the skies will always be smog free.