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"Extreme" for the years since 2000, yes. But folks living in cities in the 1970s-1990s were exposed to this level of particulate pollution almost half the year
by zamfi 4y ago
"Extreme" for the years since 2000, yes.
But folks living in cities in the 1970s-1990s were exposed to this level of particulate pollution almost half the year, not just a couple of weeks here and there.
For example, in 1980s Los Angeles, over 40% of the year had a modern AQI equivalent of 200+, "very unhealthy / hazardous air". [0]
None of this is to diminish the negative effects -- we know air quality is very important, it's why we've been fighting for it for decades.
[0] https://www.laalmanac.com/environment/ev01b.php https://www.laalmanac.com/environment/ev01b.php
- arcticbull 4y agoI mean yeah, but that's like saying 'extreme quantities of river fire? maybe for the 2000s! the cuyahoga used to catch fire every few months and thats the way we liked it.' [edit] Fun fact: the cuyahoga did used to catch fire regularly, so much so that the famous photo people think of in reference to the incident that led to the creation of the EPA was actually from a previous fire.
- gleenn 4y agoWow that's an image: https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/cleveland-oh-firemen-stand-on-a-bridge-over-the-cuyahoga-news-photo-515303088-1560971127.jpg?crop=1.00xw:0.771xh;0.00160xw,0.229xh&resize=1200 https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images...:*
- nneonneo 4y agoYour link got a bit mangled; try this: https://hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/cleveland-oh-firemen-stand-on-a-bridge-over-the-cuyahoga-news-photo-515303088-1560971127.jpg https://hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/cleveland-oh-fireme...
- arcticbull 4y agoIt also caught fire briefly in 2020. [1] [1] https://all-geo.org/highlyallochthonous/2020/08/the-cuyahoga-river-burned-today-for-the-first-time-in-51-years-heres-what-we-can-learn-from-it/ https://all-geo.org/highlyallochthonous/2020/08/the-cuyahoga...
- selimthegrim 4y agoWell this is certainly going in the next sequel to the hastily made tourism video.
- zamfi 4y ago> thats the way we liked it Absolutely not, nothing in my post suggested anything remotely close to “and it was better then”.
- spoils19 4y agoAgreed 100% with you, this seeks to kick up a fuss for no reason, when hardened Americans already know how to deal with it.
- amluto 4y ago> hardened Americans already know how to deal with it. What do you mean? Most Americans who lived in such places complained a bit, took no action to protect themselves, and many are dead or chronically ill as a result.
- TedDoesntTalk 4y ago> already know how to deal with it You mean by dying prematurely?