Natural disasters not so natural after all

Apr 05, 2012 11:46

Industrial pollution linked to 'natural' disasters

Met Office research suggests industrial air pollution is largely responsible for changes in the temperature of the Atlantic Ocean which are linked to drought, flooding and hurricane activity.

Published in the journal Nature, the study is the first to clearly link aerosol 'dirty pollution' and, to a ( Read more... )

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x_butterfly19_x April 5 2012, 13:32:22 UTC
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Surely it must be willfully naive to state that human activity has only a negligible effect upon the environment? I don't understand how so many politicians are so vociferously or dismissively anti-green.

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wingstar102 April 5 2012, 14:18:59 UTC
I agree. Worse! They make it purposefully difficult for people to actually help! More concrete and asphalt laid in, covering the green in the cities and spreading into the wild areas like the plague. Dumping toxic messes into our air and water and ground. Most cities, you can't even plant a little garden on the balcony of your apartment because it interferes with the flow of traffic in your complex. The less money you have, the worse the building you live in, with covered over lead paint, rotting floors and who knows what else. Energy efficient? Forget it. The list goes on.

You know why? Because they can. No other reason.

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x_butterfly19_x April 5 2012, 14:33:45 UTC
It is not good at all. :(

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wingstar102 April 5 2012, 14:35:58 UTC
No it's not. I'm half tempted to say fuck it and start encouraging people to riot of this kind of crap, myself included.

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madman101 April 5 2012, 16:48:39 UTC
2+2=4 ( ... )

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muse_misery April 5 2012, 17:08:18 UTC
Perfect.

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madman101 April 6 2012, 00:12:22 UTC
thank you very much

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