| Pollution seen from above... |
| Monday, 29 October 2007, Written by Julien | |
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NASA has a great website to see natural hazard from the sky. It gives a different view of all natural accidents breaking the news (storms, pollution, fires...). I went on this website to have a look on the huge fires in California. It is really impressive to see that the smoke is spreading all over the southern part of the state.  I also discovered that another hazard listed is the haze over Northern China:  Interestingly, there is not only haze (we are quite aware of that!) but there is also carbon monoxide:  Carbon monoxide is "odorless, colorless, and still toxic, and can be lethal in large amounts. Smaller amounts can cause fatigue, impaired vision, and nausea. Carbon monoxide additionally acts as a precursor smog and ground-level ozone." Brrrr.... Comments
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Sérieux, ça devient irrespirable ici, on peut même plus manger un morceau de bambou tranquillement, posé sur son petit bout de caillou sans étouffer à cause de la pollution...