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Sign up with Google Sign up with FacebookQ: Does Beijing's rain pose any health risks?
There's a lot of talk about the air pollution and how rain showers help clear it away, so does that mean rain is highly concentrated with pollutants and does this mean there are health risks when your skin gets in contact with it?
12 years 24 weeks ago in Health & Safety - Beijing
Normally, what they mean is that since rain clouds (and the pressures surrounding them) push out the polluted haze that you normally breath, it temporarily improves the air quality. And when it actually rains, it gives everything a much needed rinsing.
Is the rain, in itself, bad? That depends on the nature of the clouds, but the answer is likely no. The rain itself is typically very pure. Just don't step in it because who knows what is swimming around in those puddles.
Did you ever see the ending of the first Indiana Jones movie? Kinda like that...
Don't drink the rain water and be sure to shower really well if you get soaked. Do that and you'll be fine.