So weather is always happening, but the latter part of this year has been intense, bouncing from pollution to snow, then snow to pollution, and back to random flurries of snow. And do you remember that rainbow that broke the GFW from the inside? These are the most popular weather-related articles of the year for a recap of 2015's craziest, and surprisingly still surprising, natural(ish) phenomena.
50 Shades of Gray: Instagram’s Most Depressing Photos of the Airpocalypse
In a way it sort of looked almost beautiful. As if snow, like a butt-load of tiny, tiny and ever-so-slightly grey snowflakes were all stuck mid-air throughout the entire city. We collected Instagram's best offerings from the airpocalypse that encompassed the city through December of 2015.
Website Forecasts Air Quality and Predicts Smog Dec 6-10
The smog that came to visit us at the beginning of December returned a week later. We also discovered that it was now possible to predict the quality of the air on multiple different platforms. Aqicn.org (the site is accessible without a VPN but for some users, the animated forecast will only work with VPN) predicts pollution levels eight days ahead of time and comes with an informative map showing the spread of pollution across the entire world.
Snow Blankets Beijing, Temperatures Set to Drop Further
Beijingers woke up on a November day to find the city blanketed in snow with more falling throughout the day, amazing if you weren't set to be outside much.
Winter Incoming: Expect Snow All Weekend in Beijing
Just as we got comfortable with our heaters on November 15, Beijing was set to transform into a winter wonderland (or complete chaos) once again, as weather reports predicted various degrees of snow throughout the city.
Let It Snow, Let It Snow: Beijing's First Winter 2015 Snow in Photos
I'm sure we all remember how excited we were when it first snowed in Beijing last November. We went to check out the best snaps of Beijing's snowscape on Instagram.
The Beijing Rainbow that Broke the Internet
Remember that rainbow that broke the GFW last summer? Here are the best photos we found on Instagram after said glorious event.
Watch Out, Sand-Ageddon in Beijing This Wednesday (Apr 14)
Last April, a sandstorm took the city by surprise, increasing temperatures and leading to a thunderstorm, with most of us caught outside on our way home from work.