Depends on the pollution. If you live next to a hydrogen sulfide producer I doubt it takes very long for you to notice.
- Forrest On Wed, Apr 23, 2025, 9:46 PM Steve Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > lol, that would mean the decline began to happen prior to 2016, or are we > not doing the whole "we dont see the negative result for a long time" thing > now? Theyre instant? SUHWEEET!!! that means what we are doing right now is > completely fine, so all green initiatives that speak of clawing back carbon > outputs to stop future decline is no longer relevant in any way shape or > form. And I was gonna go put that tire fire out in the back yard, dont need > to do that now > > On Wed, Apr 23, 2025 at 7:26 PM Bill Prince <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Well... Maybe the air quality is not all that great. Apparently air >> quality took a turn for the worse in 2016 (reminder: that was Trump 1.0). >> >> >> https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/nearly-half-americans-live-places-grades-air-pollution-report-says-rcna202104 >> >> >> bp >> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >> >> On 4/22/2025 5:34 PM, Bill Prince wrote: >> >> That's debatable. >> >> LA's air is better, so is Mexico City's. >> >> Both of them have far worse traffic, and summers are getting so much >> hotter such that you can't be outside. Phoenix is probably going to be >> impossible to be outside in 10 or 15 years (they had 70 days over 110 in >> 2024). >> >> Love canal is probably better off. >> >> Coal burning is at an all-time low; mainly because it's so expensive, but >> the new administration wants to reverse that (I personally think the >> economics make that highly unlikely). >> >> Good riddance agent orange. >> >> DDT is still used a lot in 3rd world (and some 2nd world) countries. >> >> The damming of rivers is on the decline a little, but maybe not enough. >> We haven't yet figured out how to store water (enough) without f**king up >> the ecosystem. >> >> and there are many places running out of water (see above). >> >> >> bp >> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >> >> On 4/22/2025 9:30 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> >> Is the earth better off today than 55 years ago? >> >> Anyone remember smog in LA or worse yet - Mexico City 55 years ago? >> >> Love canal? Cities with coal burning industries and power plants? >> >> Agent orange. DDT. >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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