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I guess my expectations from popsci.com have been met. Yes, the 70s and into the 80s, things were pretty gross in the US. I grew up in LA, and I remember when
by pedalpete 3y ago
I guess my expectations from popsci.com have been met.
Yes, the 70s and into the 80s, things were pretty gross in the US. I grew up in LA, and I remember when I moved to Canada thinking it was strange how the sky didn't go from blue to brown. The smog was incredibly thick in LA. This was back in the days when gasoline still had lead in it.
Unfortunately, photos don't really tell the story, as a smoggy day today still looks like an average day back then, and the colour of older photos makes everything look bad.
You could go out today and find cars half buried if you went looking.
- dieselgate 3y agoSorry if this is pedantic but did you grow up in Louisiana or Los Angeles?
- jhbadger 3y agoAlmost assuredly Los Angeles. The OP is talking about smog, which was (and still is to a degree, although stricter emission limits on cars have helped) a major problem in the area as due to geography pollution gets trapped in the San Fernando Valley.
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- pedalpete 3y agoYup, LA. Though smog is still a problem, and I lived in Santiago which has similar geographic challenges, LA skies on the average day are considerably better than they were in the 70s.