3 ms·
How widely known is it that Indian cities are so polluted? I feel like I only hear about pollution in Chinese cities. I feel like the fact that this is dominate
by fatjokes 8y ago
How widely known is it that Indian cities are so polluted? I feel like I only hear about pollution in Chinese cities. I feel like the fact that this is dominated by Indian cities would come as a surprise to many.
- akeck 8y agoIt was surprising to me. However, only the first page is dominated by India. Most of the cities in the next 3-4 pages are in China.
- mikkei 8y agoIf you look at cities yea but on a country level, India fall third behind Bangladesh and Pakistan. China is at the 12th place and all the countries in between are somewhat surprising
- barkingcat 8y agoI don't think it's a surprise.
- jadei 8y agoBetween slumdog millionaire and all the episodes of the amazing race that have taken place in India, it's no surprise to me.
- Gpetrium 8y agoI think India's issue can be attributed to whether large pollutants are closer or within larger cities [citation needed] and the fact that biomass is usually burnt by its population in large scale.
- lm28469 8y agoProbably not the only cause, but look at population density in India, it's insane. https://pudding.cool/2018/10/city_3d/ https://pudding.cool/2018/10/city_3d/
- lotsofpulp 8y agoI don't see why anyone would expect any extremely poor, heavily populated, industrializing area to not be very polluted.
- ssnistfajen 8y agoMedia bias, that's all. One country is shaping up to be a formidable foe so certain groups are desperately trying to highlight, amplify, and exaggerate everything for a chance to shit on them. The other country is a quasi-ally not even remotely close to posing a challenge so barely any attention is given.
- Nasrudith 8y agoI always heard that surprisingly they could top China on some days - apparently poor farming practices involving mass burns could make it seasonally extra bad. Given their reputation of being farming, IT/call centers, and chemical/plastic factories as opposed to heavy industrial China - granted both are more nuanced than the stereotypes because they are nations of over a billion and a third each. If you ask about them having a non-fictional industry the answer is probably yes.