Humanity they say is now influencing every aspect of the Earth on a scale akin to the great forces of nature. A growing number of scientists think the planet has entered a new geological epoch and it needs a new name – the “Anthropocene”. Our current lifestyle scientists say requires the support of 1.4 planets because 75% of things we buy ends up in the bin. Humanity has overshot its use of planetary resources. Consumption and consumerism is obviously hurting us and hurting the climate. You can see more here... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvgG-pxlobk
If you watch Al gore's video called An Inconvenient Truth, you would probably relate to the impact of mankind on our planet. If you haven't watched it, I strongly suggest you do. Soon after that look up the news and see what is going in Beijing. It is unbelievable! The smog has engulfed the city and even the bright sun looks like a small torch light during the day.
Cops are distributing face masks on the streets of Beijing. Wonder how effective it is, it is after all a thin layer of cloth. That's fine for the humans, but what about the animals, how would they survive this. The pollution levels measured in pm count there is called "Crazy bad"! That is another story all together, look it up online. Now they are waiting for the winds to arrive and push the smog further east into the oceans.
The first time I heard about the word "Smog" was some time in 1990s when I read in the news papers that London was covered with a thick layer of Smog due to pollution by cars and industries. Then a similar thing happened in NY.
But now, I think London and NY have dramatically controlled their air quality. It definitely doesn't feel or smell that bad when you travel to these places. The west has been through this phase and has put it behind them long long ago. Point is, when these places have learned their lessons the hard way, why can't others proactively stop such a thing from occurring. Will Mumbai and Bangalore head in the same direction too? Will we ever learn from our mistakes and stop abusing our cities?
If you watch Al gore's video called An Inconvenient Truth, you would probably relate to the impact of mankind on our planet. If you haven't watched it, I strongly suggest you do. Soon after that look up the news and see what is going in Beijing. It is unbelievable! The smog has engulfed the city and even the bright sun looks like a small torch light during the day.
Cops are distributing face masks on the streets of Beijing. Wonder how effective it is, it is after all a thin layer of cloth. That's fine for the humans, but what about the animals, how would they survive this. The pollution levels measured in pm count there is called "Crazy bad"! That is another story all together, look it up online. Now they are waiting for the winds to arrive and push the smog further east into the oceans.
The first time I heard about the word "Smog" was some time in 1990s when I read in the news papers that London was covered with a thick layer of Smog due to pollution by cars and industries. Then a similar thing happened in NY.
But now, I think London and NY have dramatically controlled their air quality. It definitely doesn't feel or smell that bad when you travel to these places. The west has been through this phase and has put it behind them long long ago. Point is, when these places have learned their lessons the hard way, why can't others proactively stop such a thing from occurring. Will Mumbai and Bangalore head in the same direction too? Will we ever learn from our mistakes and stop abusing our cities?
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