An aerial view of the Forbidden City shrouded in haze in Beijing July 28, 2008. Haze-shrouded Beijing could restrict more cars and shut more factories if air pollution persists during the Olympic Games, a report said on Monday, as an environmental group said endurance athletes could face problems. Beijing has ordered many cars off roads and halted much construction and factory production in an effort to cut smog before the Games open on Aug. 8. But the city has still endured hazy skies over the past week, and again on Monday, raising fears that the sultry heat Beijing often experiences in August could make for a cocktail of haze, fumes and dust for tens of thousands of athletes and visitors. Reuters Pictures 16 months ago

An aerial view of the Forbidden City shrouded in haze in Beijing July 28, 2008. Haze-shrouded Beijing could restrict more cars and shut more factories if air pollution persists during the Olympic Games, a report said on Monday, as an environmental group said endurance athletes could face problems. Beijing has ordered many cars off roads and halted much construction and factory production in an effort to cut smog before the Games open on Aug. 8. But the city has still endured hazy skies over the past week, and again on Monday, raising fears that the sultry heat Beijing often experiences in August could make for a cocktail of haze, fumes and dust for tens of thousands of athletes and visitors.

More Photos of

Explore Photos of Related Topics

Recent Photos From The Wire

  1. India's Virender Sehwag celebrates after scoring a century during the first one-day international cricket match against Sri Lanka in Rajkot December 15, 2009.
  2. Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag celebrates after scoring a century during the first one-day international cricket match between India and Sri Lanka, in Rajkot, India, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009.
  3. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, right, and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, second from right, are presented by International Commission on Nuclear non-Proliferation and Disarmament Co-Chairs, Yoriko Kawaguchi of Japan, left, and Gareth Evans of Australia, the commission members' reports during a presentation ceremony at Hatoyama's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. The report will be issued early 2010, in advance of the 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference in New York in May, 2010. Rudd was in Japan on the way to attend U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen, Denmark.
  4. India's Virender Sehwag plays a shot during the first one-day international cricket match against Sri Lanka in Rajkot December 15, 2009.
  5. Commander of the Crime Suppression Division Supisarn Brakdinarrinath (3rd R) speaks during a news conference beside Director of the Attorney General Sirisak Tiyaphant (2nd R) after an examination of the arms seized from a cargo aircraft, at the air base in Nakhonsawan province, North of Bangkok December 15, 2009. A Thai court on Monday extended the detention of the crew of a seized cargo aircraft loaded with 35 tonnes of arms from North Korea as its unscheduled arrival in Bangkok stirred questions over illicit-weapons trade.
  6. Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag bats during the first one-day international cricket match between India and Sri Lanka, in Rajkot, India, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009.
  7. Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag acknowledges the crowd after scoring a century during the first one-day international cricket match between India and Sri Lanka, in Rajkot, India, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009.
  8. An Iraqi man passes by the site of a car bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. A series of car bombs ripped through downtown Baghdad near the heavily fortified Green Zone.
  9. Fire fighters extinguish fire after a car bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. A series of car bombs ripped through downtown Baghdad near the heavily fortified Green Zone.
  10. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (L) meets with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R) at Hatoyama's official residence in Tokyo December 15, 2009. Rudd is visiting Japan on his way to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP15, in Copenhagen.
  11. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 15: Mark Cosgrove of the Redbacks hits an off drive during the Ford Ranger Cup match between the Victorian Bushrangers and the South Australian Redbacks at Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 15, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia.
  12. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 15: Cameron Borgas of the Redbacks plays an off drive during the Ford Ranger Cup match between the Victorian Bushrangers and the South Australian Redbacks at Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 15, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia.
  13. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 15: Mark Cosgrove of the Redbacks hits an off drive during the Ford Ranger Cup match between the Victorian Bushrangers and the South Australian Redbacks at Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 15, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia.
  14. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 15: Mark Cosgrove of the Redbacks celebrates making his century during the Ford Ranger Cup match between the Victorian Bushrangers and the South Australian Redbacks at Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 15, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia.
  15. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 15: Cameron Borgas of the Redbacks plays a shot over the keeper's head during the Ford Ranger Cup match between the Victorian Bushrangers and the South Australian Redbacks at Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 15, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia.
  16. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 15: Mark Cosgrove of the Redbacks celebrates making his century during the Ford Ranger Cup match between the Victorian Bushrangers and the South Australian Redbacks at Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 15, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia.