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Most polluted cities of 2018

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Re: Most polluted cities of 2018

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Post by lm28469 »

In a world where individualism and short term profit is valued above all.

What do you think happens when we buy asian gadgets on amazon with same day delivery, mindless pollution, from the first step to the last.

Go out, and look at the streets, hundreds of cars with (90% of the time) a single person in it. Moving 2 tons of steel for a 80 kilos meatbag, now that's efficiency. We could almost ignore that if it wasn't releasing toxic gases straight in the worst place possible: the exact place where most of us live.

What about importing bananas and mango from the other side of the globe ? How come I can buy Evian water in the US; are we really shipping water from Europe to America ?

Meat at every meal, well meat is good so why not, plus it's cheap now that we mass produce it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_meat_p...

And the list goes on forever, but who cares, convenience is king, as long as it's cheap.

Re: Most polluted cities of 2018

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Post by hombre_fatal »

elboru wrote: post #5

Mexico City is in rank 704, I didn't expect that. I don't know if Mexico City is doing better or if the other 700 cities are nightmares. Well at least the pollution average in the city went down from 2017 to 2018.

Mexico City makes my nostrils burn much like the airport region of Guadalajara which sends air quality meters deep into the red zone. On any straight street in Mexico City, the street will quickly terminate into a grey haze.

Can only imagine how bad the 703 worse-ranked cities are to live in.

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Post by JohnJamesRambo »

elboru wrote: post #5

Mexico City is in rank 704, I didn't expect that. I don't know if Mexico City is doing better or if the other 700 cities are nightmares. Well at least the pollution average in the city went down from 2017 to 2018.

Could it be because it has such a high elevation of 7,382 feet?

Re: Most polluted cities of 2018

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Post by jadei »

fatjokes wrote: post #2

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.

Between slumdog millionaire and all the episodes of the amazing race that have taken place in India, it's no surprise to me.

Re: Most polluted cities of 2018

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Post by Gpetrium »

fatjokes wrote: post #2

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.

I 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.

Re: Most polluted cities of 2018

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Post by lm28469 »

fatjokes wrote: post #2

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.

Probably not the only cause, but look at population density in India, it's insane.

https://pudding.cool/2018/10/city_3d/

Re: Most polluted cities of 2018

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Post by ggambetta »

I happened to be in San Francisco during the Camp fire late last year. Even far from the fire itself, the air outside was terrible, and for a week or two I felt miserable and trapped. Not being able to breathe properly, or open a window, or go anywhere for days on end wasn't fun.

Most of the cities in that list are just as bad as that, all year round. I can't even begin to imagine what it feels like to live like that permanently, or what it does to your health :(

Re: Most polluted cities of 2018

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Post by jsnk »

lm28469 wrote: post #11

In a world where individualism and short term profit is valued above all. What do you think happens when we buy asian gadgets on amazon with same day delivery, mindless pollution, from the first step to the last. Go out, and look at the streets, hundreds of cars with (90% of the time) a single person in it. Moving 2 tons of steel for a 80 kilos meatbag, now that's efficiency. We could almost ignore that if it wasn't…

Short term thinking? Yes. But individualism doesn't seem like the problem given China and India are more collectivist than most Western societies.
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