Authorities in India’s capital have shut schools, halted construction and banned non-essential trucks from entering the city after air pollution shot up to its worst level this season.
One of the ways US fossil fuel use is down but production is record breaking is it’s US coal being burnt in India.
This particulate pollution from small scale coal use is obviously horrible locally, but it doesn’t just stay there
I remember an article a while ago that said a lot of the particulate is landing on icebergs all the way at the poles. Because soot is dark, it warms up even faster than the iceberg and increases the speed it melts. So even when it’s out of the atmosphere, it’s still causing damage.
I wish we could do something about it, but regardless of party, every incoming admin keeps breaking the prior admin’s fossil fuel production limits.
One of the ways US fossil fuel use is down but production is record breaking is it’s US coal being burnt in India.
This particulate pollution from small scale coal use is obviously horrible locally, but it doesn’t just stay there
I remember an article a while ago that said a lot of the particulate is landing on icebergs all the way at the poles. Because soot is dark, it warms up even faster than the iceberg and increases the speed it melts. So even when it’s out of the atmosphere, it’s still causing damage.
I wish we could do something about it, but regardless of party, every incoming admin keeps breaking the prior admin’s fossil fuel production limits.