In Part One, I put up graphs of the last 11 years of API readings for Shanghai, China. The graphs were big, crowded, whacky and JPGs, so it is hard for readers to see anything really tangible. So with the power of statistics, let us see how we can make these more useful, shall we?
Reminder: I make no claims of any sort about the accuracy of the source data, which was gathered from the Shanghai Environmental Education Center. The site and the ministry do not go into detail about their methods, testing sites, or any other pertinent details, which ruins the fun. (click to biggify, as usual)
Year on Year 30day avg PM10 for Shanghai China, 2000-2011
This is a year on year graph of the 30 day running average. That’s a mouthful, but it’s relatively simple, each data point is an average of the 29 previous days and itself. This helps smooth things out without decimating the real shifts in Air Quality, good or bad. Click through for SO2 and NO2, and more fun graphs!
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Foxconn worker sees a finished iPad for the first time
With all the new attention being paid to China-based electronics manufacturing, CNN manages to realize that Foxconn has a plant in Chengdu, and it blew up recently. Then they show up and make a story, which I will now summarize:
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