Shanghai in October 2019 (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Shanghai in October 2019

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This image of Shanghai in October 2019 shows that although China's air quality is improving, cities can experience high levels of pollution. The combination of high average pollution and strict lockdown policy made a good test for how pandemic-related changes affected air quality.

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