Explore the hidden world of air pollution, from its impact on health to its global reach. Discover the shocking consequences affecting ecosystems, economies, and human lives. Don’t miss this eye-opening journey into a pressing health crisis that demands our attention.
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Hence that lady winning The Earthshot Prize for her cooker. African
I love how scenes of nuclear power plants cooling towers are often shown when people are talking about pollution. That is steam………..
Bunch of fake news
We didn't care when the industrial age happened, we didn't care when we got into manufacturing automobiles, we didn't care at the turn of the century and we still don't care now because we have grown comfortable with these resources that make our lives more amicable. As long as we continue seeking a profit from everything, people will continue to die and life will more or less go on.
1 reason not to switch to electric vehicles, the amount of polution created from making just one Tesla battery is the same amount as driving a gas vehicle for 30 years. 1 reason we cannot switch to electric vehicles, in the US anyway, the power grid cannot deal with it. We can hardly keep it going during bad weather, you think it can handle 100,000,000 cars plugged in?
Live in a relatively small city but one walk through the town centre literally coats my nostrils with the smell of exhaust, something needs to be done about fossil fuel engines, unsurprising that 1 in 2 people will have some form of cancer in their lifetime
EV’s are not much better than ice vehicles. Their components come from China.
I am 70 years old. I grew up in the 1950s and 1960s in an industrial city in Massachusetts. We had massive pollution in the city. Also in that era, I was exposed for decades to leaded gasoline that was burned in tens of millions of cars. I lived in New York City for 13 years and loved to walk long distances every day breathing in the exhaust from the heavily trafficked streets. Yet I am totally healthy. What I do know is that both of my brothers died of the covid virus after being multi-vaccinated. And my brother and cousin both developed terminal cancer one year after first taking the vaccine.
Just one more reason why humans should not be on earth, we should be out there, making space our last home, and not like how elon tusk with mars, no we need to live in space, planets are just the absolute worst place to be in all scenarios.
Basically, all these self-righteous hippies aren't getting away from shit by hanging out in the woods HA HA
This is the type of fact that will have morons in the comments saying " fact boy should stick to fact, leave political stuff out of it" all while not realizing they are the ones being political by denying the objective fact of the matter. It really is sad.
I've always joked that I dont even need to smoke cigs like my parents/uncles to die young. Just one way commute to works already equals 2 packs 😂
Speaking of particulates from diesel engines, you should do a video on Diesel Engine emissions devices and exhaust aftertreatment. Most people have no offers how complicated diesel exhaust systems are. Neat chemistry, too.
Start with low NOx, then EGR, injector technology, DOC, DPF, and SCR. It’s more interesting than you’d expect.
And somehow people still support turning off nuclear power plants and reactivating coal power plants. History will judge us very harshly for this
I was a little bit unsettled when I moved to a place which is seemingly less polluted than where I moved from (both places in the U.S. which usually stay within "good" air quality limits), and all my HEPA filters started turning yellow when I'd take them out to replace them. So…
I feel so sorry for people who live places where the air tingles on the way down. I experienced that during the latest round of wildfires (when where I live set a record for worst air quality), and I'd hate to live like that everyday.
China pollutes more than the rest of the world combined and you point at Cracow? What's the point?
In India it is a huge issue. I went to India last year and landed at Dehli airport once you step off the plane it is awful. A thick smog just plugs up your nose and you start to get headaches. It was only when I got to my village about 7 hour drive away that you could see the blue sky without a thick smog.
Simon got an electric car now so is now concerned. I wonder if people know that if you have a car that gets 20mpg and you get rid of it for an electric car, you'd have to drive the EV for something like 10 years to just brake even with pollution.
Thank u for discussing this!!!!! Our politicians think it is ok to ignore this But it is doing true damage to humans And the planet & wildlife
Solution. Pay more in taxes lol
It's all a Liberal conspiracy theory. Bill Nye is up in the arctic melting the snow with a snow blower 24/7. That explains why you haven't seen him on TV. Facts
Individuals weren't the problem with lead in gas, and they're not now. We'll only see change through legislation. All factories and power plants generating pollutants must be forced to equip scrubbers and filtration systems. No carbon credits, just strict limitations with suspension of operation as a consequence. Only when the companies are forced to change will it happen. It's overbearing, and sounds overreaching, but that's what you get after a century of poorly regulated production. Without strong measures we will kill many species of life on this planet, including ourselves. We need to transition away from ubiquity of personal vehicles and find ways to better integrate mass transit and shorten commutes. Restrict meat production. Restrict the use of disposable materials and those that can't be reliably recycled.
Ultimately, we need a paradigm shift that I think may only happen too late, if at all.
25% of LA pollution is from china.
Wow. I feel like throwing up.
C’mon, guys! All you have to do is not believe in it and it goes away! Isn’t that how we got rid of global warming?
I live in a town that used to be famous for it's heavy industry. The air quality here is awful and usually has a strange chemical like smell even on clear days 😐
also coal power should be a crime against humanity
There is not a single place on earth where teflon byproduct is not in your rain
Grand coulee dam in WA state USA. Still pushing for this.
Even in the ancient times, people burn something to cook or melt the precious metals. They don't feel the effects probably due to small scale and not too many people back then. Today, we scale it up to serve so many people in the world, so we have to deal with it's effecs
People think pollution isnt the problem its a cycle. Yeah when human are extinct there wont be a polllution problem
we have some of the cleanest zair in the world lol fresh air is the best
Don't worry Simon, I bought gold like Glenn Beck told me so now I'm immune to the apocalypse.
Here in The Netherlands (possibly Europe, not sure) the government looked at the levels of finedust that the WHO deemed safe for habitation. They found the cost of complying with that too high, so decided to DOUBLE the permitted pollution levels for our "safe" building regulations. WTF?
I was almost shocked until I noticed the return YouTube dislike extension is not working anymore. Damn them I say. I could have been killed. Let's just hope the brave souls over at Dmitry Selivanov & Community can fix this problem and I can insulate myself from further danger.
Judging by a few comments stating something about other comments, I just wanted to comment and say I'm looking forward to watching this one. Seems to have ruffled feathers.
Oh, it's being seen alright. The result is called The English. Buhhhh
Nuclear waste gets properly managed & contained. Particulate matter from fossil fuels don't.
Keep in mind only poor people will have to give up their cars and homes the Rick like Simon will be able to keep the car multiple homes planes boats
Pollution has been around since time immemorial. This doesn't excuse it of course. But trying to fix the whole problem at the same time is, in my opinion part of the problem.
We should of course concentrate on the lead problem first; again in my opinion. Then move on to the next greatest threat whatever it's deemed to be.
It is difficult to point to the many intricacies of a seemingly simple problem due to human bias governing the value we place on products, and rightfully so. Given that the previous statement is true we should focus on the worst pollutant/simplest solutions then work down the list.
I know what you're thinking. Of course @stancil83 that's obviously what we mean when we say pollution is bad. To that imagine a scientist with one goal in mind. To cure death. Even if such a thing was possible. Where the hell would he start? I'm guessing politicians are probably not as smart as scientists. Which is why Thanatology is more Psychology than Science.
China is "killing" USA… wow… FFS Simon… you don't have tor read every single crap your "staff" writes…. have some integrity and dignity.
I'll take "Reasons why we are going to "evolve" into AI as a species" Simon!
So the physics law for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction is true far beyond physics alone. Even going electric seems good but electricity has to come from somewhere and the products that house and utilize it have at the least an equally opposite bad. However it works both ways nature can take the bad and create an equal good such as the greenhouse effect cause plant life to grow much faster and bigger thus absorbing more of the pollutants in the atmosphere. Ultimately things will balance out and we as a species will adapt and grow ourselves.
"That, for reference, is about the thickness of a spiderweb". I assume he means the thickness of a strand of spidersilk.
Over 30+ years, I've seen fack-all of anyone in my area giving two sheets about the environment, air quality, energy consumption & usage, big business & waste, etc. Of all the people I've met over the decades, the common denominator is that they DO NOT CARE. Narcissists abounded. I hate this, but I'm in no position to do a single thing about it. And after 30+ years of trying… I'm over it. 💪😎✌️ Yer on yer own, suckahz! I'm outta here soon enough anyhow.
Planet is getting colder
I moved out of Kraków and i was literally coughing up black stuff for like 2-3 months, my wife was the same. Our son was constantly ill in Kraków, having inflammation in every possible part of the breathing aystem. We moved out 8 years ago and he didnt have issues like that since…
Not a problem at all. the WEF keeps saying the planet is over populated by 50%.