have you noticed what happens to the air?

[lucija2005]

The atmosphere is the layer of air (gaseous envelope) that surrounds the earth.
Most of the air is located in the lower layers of the atmosphere.
Changes in air composition can be affected by emissions or sources that are divided into three major groups.


1. The first group of emissions are emissions that were not caused by human activity, such as volcanoes, oceans, storms, etc.
    These are called natural emissions.

2. Emissions which in nature are wholly or partly caused by human action.
    They are common in agriculture (cattle breeding) or are the result of fires caused by deforestation.

3. And the last, third group of emissions were created by direct human action and are called anthropogenic emissions.
    These are, for example, emissions caused by the processing or use of chemical substances, the burning of fossil fuels, those that occur for the purpose of obtaining energy,
    and the like.
Those emissions that are created by the action of nature are everyday and last from the time of the formation of our planet.
These natural emissions greatly affect the chemical composition of the atmosphere, but man cannot influence them.
For example, many active volcanoes on Earth are constantly emitting gases such as sulfur, hydrogen, flour and the like.
Volcanic eruptions also release various radioactive substances.

The greatest air pollution is caused by man, by burning fossil fuels.
Combustion products are very dangerous gases (sulfur dioxide, ammonia, carbon dioxide) that pollute the air and that can combine with rain and cause acid rain.
Among the major air pollutants are freons (the name for gases) which are released into the atmosphere and cause it to heat up and destroy the ozone layer that protects the Earth from the penetration of UV rays.
Air protection measures have existed for centuries, but have only been seriously implemented in the last few decades.


One hundred years ago, waste gases were not purified.
Chimneys at the time had the sole purpose of exhausting gases and providing enough air for combustion.
Numerous measurements of air quality in the last thirty years, when deforestation has been observed, have led to increased awareness of pollution prevention by reducing overall chimneys, catalysts are installed in vehicles, global conferences are held to protect the Earth and its environment.



How do you think we, as humans, can help with air pollution, how can we prevent or reduce it?

[BADecker]

You forgot the chemtrails, that the US military admits are being sprayed, and create a bigger haze over the earth than you would ever see in nature.

[PavelMed]

From the simplest thing, choose a bicycle instead of a car, and limit travel by transport, if possible, or choose electric cars. There are not many ways to reduce emissions. More questions to factories and power plants of course.

[coolcoinz]

It's very hard for us, ordinary people, to change anything. If you want to feel better you can move away from the city and at the very least not breath those fumes in.
Funny thing is that when I moved to the countryside I thought the air is going to be much cleaner, but it isn't so. People in the country are used to heating their houses with coal and it can really make the air stink in winter, even when you're 500 m from the nearest house.

[ethereumhunter]

Do you read about the news about reducing pollution at this pandemic? 2-3 months ago, after this pandemic become global, and many countries apply lockdown, I read the news about the pollution in every country has drops significant, but I forget the source link. I think earth doing healing by itself while we are at our homes, and that makes the atmosphere also self-healing.

But with the lockdown has been lifted in many countries, I think that can make pollution increase again if we can not prevent using the energy in our homes. It is big work for every human, but it is very hard to do since not all people will care about that.

We have used the energy every day, and that makes us feel difficult to reduce energy, but I am sure that we can do that. Maybe we should search for the newest energy which does not make a lot of damage as what we did.

[madnessteat]

As I have said many times before, in order to save the planet and humanity, we must now give up using burnt minerals in favor of solar and wind energy. And the sooner we do that, the more generations can live on this planet.

[BADecker]

From the simplest thing, choose a bicycle instead of a car, and limit travel by transport, if possible, or choose electric cars. There are not many ways to reduce emissions. More questions to factories and power plants of course.

How about jumping stilts?


Testing My New Superhuman Legs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70IpV0C6icY


Jumping springs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V6oZZhCkNg


 

[Twinkledoe]

As I have said many times before, in order to save the planet and humanity, we must now give up using burnt minerals in favor of solar and wind energy. And the sooner we do that, the more generations can live on this planet.

The initial problem with this, is that not many can afford to set-up their solar and wind energy sources. If only, those sources will be more affordable to the community, I think a lot will avail such services. Who will say no for free electricity? You just need to spend a handful of cash at the start.

[BADecker]

As I have said many times before, in order to save the planet and humanity, we must now give up using burnt minerals in favor of solar and wind energy. And the sooner we do that, the more generations can live on this planet.

Has anybody asked you for all your money, yet? No? Then I will. Give me all your money. Send it to my bitcoin address, below.

After all, you love people so much that you want to save the planet. Save me! Send me all your money.

What? You were using all that save-the-planet BS to gain control? I'm amazed at you.

[Subbir]

Usually, we survive the planet But minerals can't be released under the influence of wind energy We receive oxygen through the air and solar power with wind energy the world is typically composed of minerals and sedimentary rocks. What comes with the wind is typically a neighborhood of our survival With wind energy and solar power the book changes generations.

[madnessteat]

As I have said many times before, in order to save the planet and humanity, we must now give up using burnt minerals in favor of solar and wind energy. And the sooner we do that, the more generations can live on this planet.

The initial problem with this, is that not many can afford to set-up their solar and wind energy sources. If only, those sources will be more affordable to the community, I think a lot will avail such services. Who will say no for free electricity? You just need to spend a handful of cash at the start.

I mean, we need to change the system completely, not put solar panels on your roof at your own expense. Governments should replace existing power plants with more harmless ones, rather than spending our taxes on wars and other nonsense.

Has anybody asked you for all your money, yet? No? Then I will. Give me all your money. Send it to my bitcoin address, below.

After all, you love people so much that you want to save the planet. Save me! Send me all your money.

What? You were using all that save-the-planet BS to gain control? I'm amazed at you.

Unfortunately, I'm not rich enough to help others. Besides, I have a big family that I have to support. So I'm sorry, but you'll have to take care of yourself.  

[20kevin20]

or choose electric cars

Except.. a study from 2016 found that EV emissions are almost the same as non-electric ones, which basically means it's all a marketing gimmick. Moreover, IIRC, lithium battery production creates quite a lot of pollution (this could be the information I'm looking for, but doesn't let me view without JS enabled).


Not sure what exactly has provoked the current change of atmosphere - it might've been the lockdown, but the temperature and pollution levels in my area are way different than last year and the air feels so clean right now. But what's funny and ironic is that we pay for the alleged pollution we create while the army is secretly testing nukes in the ocean/underground as if my "dropped can of Coke" is just as dangerous as what those bomb tests are, lol.

Not to mention other weapons they're using, the massive leakages of different substances in the ocean etc. Again, please don't compare my use of plastic stuff vs what all of the above does to Earth! If we wanted a change, I think the top 10 richest people in the world donating only 5-10% of their wealth to make a change would change something significantly for the better of everyone without making them poor (and would probably account for more than the total amount the entire world donates for this cause in an entire decade) but ... oh wait, their billions aren't used for the good of the planet, are they..

[lucija2005]

From the simplest thing, choose a bicycle instead of a car, and limit travel by transport, if possible, or choose electric cars. There are not many ways to reduce emissions. More questions to factories and power plants of course.

I would totally agree, it is way better to use bicycle rather than a public transport or a car if it is in ability.

[BADecker]

From the simplest thing, choose a bicycle instead of a car, and limit travel by transport, if possible, or choose electric cars. There are not many ways to reduce emissions. More questions to factories and power plants of course.

I would totally agree, it is way better to use bicycle rather than a public transport or a car if it is in ability.

I disagree. Choose a car rather than a bicycle. I mean, nobody chooses a bicycle... percentage-wise, it's almost nobody. So, if you choose a bicycle, you have to breathe harder to pedal. The result is that you take in more smog into your lungs. Then you die from smog poisoning faster.

[lucija2005]

From the simplest thing, choose a bicycle instead of a car, and limit travel by transport, if possible, or choose electric cars. There are not many ways to reduce emissions. More questions to factories and power plants of course.

I would totally agree, it is way better to use bicycle rather than a public transport or a car if it is in ability.

I disagree. Choose a car rather than a bicycle. I mean, nobody chooses a bicycle... percentage-wise, it's almost nobody. So, if you choose a bicycle, you have to breathe harder to pedal. The result is that you take in more smog into your lungs. Then you die from smog poisoning faster.

but if you choose a car over a bicycle then the air will be more polluted, and you breathe that air so you will die anyways

[akram143]

From the simplest thing, choose a bicycle instead of a car, and limit travel by transport, if possible, or choose electric cars. There are not many ways to reduce emissions. More questions to factories and power plants of course.

I would totally agree, it is way better to use bicycle rather than a public transport or a car if it is in ability.

I disagree. Choose a car rather than a bicycle. I mean, nobody chooses a bicycle... percentage-wise, it's almost nobody. So, if you choose a bicycle, you have to breathe harder to pedal. The result is that you take in more smog into your lungs. Then you die from smog poisoning faster.

but if you choose a car over a bicycle then the air will be more polluted, and you breathe that air so you will die anyways

Engines are more refined nowadays so the gas emissions which pollute the air get controlled in a huge percentage.

By the way we are moving to next generation cars which are electric and doesn't harm the air anymore so why we need bicycle when we have Tesla supercars.

[lovesmayfamilis]

We all mistakenly suggested that one of the benefits of a pandemic is improved environmental conditions and air purification. But look, everything returns again, and it is naive to think that people after quarantine cancellation will be more careful with natural resources. China very quickly returned to its old indicators.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-china-lockdown-over-air-pollution-already-spiking-industry-dirty-economic-rebound/#

[optimisticcm]

Simply plant more trees.
Avoid everything un-natural.
Also try to use technology as less as one can.
We need to massively reduce carbon output to save environment.

[BADecker]

From the simplest thing, choose a bicycle instead of a car, and limit travel by transport, if possible, or choose electric cars. There are not many ways to reduce emissions. More questions to factories and power plants of course.

I would totally agree, it is way better to use bicycle rather than a public transport or a car if it is in ability.

I disagree. Choose a car rather than a bicycle. I mean, nobody chooses a bicycle... percentage-wise, it's almost nobody. So, if you choose a bicycle, you have to breathe harder to pedal. The result is that you take in more smog into your lungs. Then you die from smog poisoning faster.

but if you choose a car over a bicycle then the air will be more polluted, and you breathe that air so you will die anyways

Engines are more refined nowadays so the gas emissions which pollute the air get controlled in a huge percentage.

By the way we are moving to next generation cars which are electric and doesn't harm the air anymore so why we need bicycle when we have Tesla supercars.

Yabut. It's government regulation of emissions that are causing higher emissions. If there were no government regulation, the car companies would bow to demands of the people. Why would they bow to the people? Competition. Sales. The people would only want cars that get rid of smog. So, the company that made the most smog-less car would get the most sales.

How are gov regs stopping this? Gov regs aren't clean enough. But they stop the car companies from going ahead and cleaning up their cars more, because the companies are required to use gov regs which are bad. So, gov is causing more pollution.

[CryptocurencyKing]

Nature has a way of compensating for everything and as such, we have circles for almost all known gasses but then, with the growing population of humans and how fast we continue to pollute our perfect world, we must continue to adhere strictly to the systems of mitigation already in place as we continue to develop more efficient once.
Let's build a more green world by planting flowers and trees.

[Barnabe]

We all mistakenly suggested that one of the benefits of a pandemic is improved environmental conditions and air purification. But look, everything returns again, and it is naive to think that people after quarantine cancellation will be more careful with natural resources. China very quickly returned to its old indicators.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-china-lockdown-over-air-pollution-already-spiking-industry-dirty-economic-rebound/#

I really hope that this pandemic showed that people can work from home and be as productive as if they were in the office.
Even if only 5% of the population begins to work at home in a regular basis, it can be a great improvement not only in pollution (less people using cars to go to work) but also in comfort (no need to waste several hours commuting / less traffic for other people going to work). In the long term, we might even see a decrease of rent in the city centers (less offices required for companies).

[lovesmayfamilis]

We all mistakenly suggested that one of the benefits of a pandemic is improved environmental conditions and air purification. But look, everything returns again, and it is naive to think that people after quarantine cancellation will be more careful with natural resources. China very quickly returned to its old indicators.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-china-lockdown-over-air-pollution-already-spiking-industry-dirty-economic-rebound/#

I really hope that this pandemic showed that people can work from home and be as productive as if they were in the office.
Even if only 5% of the population begins to work at home in a regular basis, it can be a great improvement not only in pollution (less people using cars to go to work) but also in comfort (no need to waste several hours commuting / less traffic for other people going to work). In the long term, we might even see a decrease of rent in the city centers (less offices required for companies).

Unfortunately, not all work can be done remotely. Therefore, there will still be many professions that will have to use transport. For example, how can you do car repairs remotely? To produce any products remotely? In fact, only those who are connected in the IT-sphere can do remote work. And this is a very small number of employed people. Therefore, the environment has been polluted and will continue to be polluted until some global rules for environmental protection are introduced.

[BADecker]

From the simplest thing, choose a bicycle instead of a car, and limit travel by transport, if possible, or choose electric cars. There are not many ways to reduce emissions. More questions to factories and power plants of course.

I would totally agree, it is way better to use bicycle rather than a public transport or a car if it is in ability.

I disagree. Choose a car rather than a bicycle. I mean, nobody chooses a bicycle... percentage-wise, it's almost nobody. So, if you choose a bicycle, you have to breathe harder to pedal. The result is that you take in more smog into your lungs. Then you die from smog poisoning faster.

but if you choose a car over a bicycle then the air will be more polluted, and you breathe that air so you will die anyways

I'm not worrying about more smog. I'm worried about somebody lighting up a cigarette, and igniting the whole, smog-filled atmosphere.

[Eugenar]

It happens because they are pandemic lessen the pollution, here are many companies and factories that were temporarily closed and it stops the air pollution, the pandemic also stops the air pollution produced by the vehicles. There are many people who now use bike than the public vehicles because of being afraid of the virus and using bicycle will help us to clean the pollution.

[Barnabe]

We all mistakenly suggested that one of the benefits of a pandemic is improved environmental conditions and air purification. But look, everything returns again, and it is naive to think that people after quarantine cancellation will be more careful with natural resources. China very quickly returned to its old indicators.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-china-lockdown-over-air-pollution-already-spiking-industry-dirty-economic-rebound/#

I really hope that this pandemic showed that people can work from home and be as productive as if they were in the office.
Even if only 5% of the population begins to work at home in a regular basis, it can be a great improvement not only in pollution (less people using cars to go to work) but also in comfort (no need to waste several hours commuting / less traffic for other people going to work). In the long term, we might even see a decrease of rent in the city centers (less offices required for companies).

Unfortunately, not all work can be done remotely. Therefore, there will still be many professions that will have to use transport. For example, how can you do car repairs remotely? To produce any products remotely? In fact, only those who are connected in the IT-sphere can do remote work. And this is a very small number of employed people. Therefore, the environment has been polluted and will continue to be polluted until some global rules for environmental protection are introduced.

I know a lot (most?) jobs cannot be done remotely. But it would be great if the ones that can work from home begin to do so in a regular basis. IMO there is a lot to win and very little to lose for the community as a whole.

[lovesmayfamilis]

I know a lot (most?) jobs cannot be done remotely. But it would be great if the ones that can work from home begin to do so in a regular basis. IMO there is a lot to win and very little to lose for the community as a whole.

Perhaps the convenience of remote work is right for you. I also have to do my job at home, and I don't like that at all. For me, there is no definite time limit for when I could work and when to rest. Work calls can come at very late hours, which creates a lot of inconveniences. The same goes for the family. Children constantly distract me, I have to combine housework and my direct work. Thus, the performance of the work becomes not entirely high quality.

[akram143]

From the simplest thing, choose a bicycle instead of a car, and limit travel by transport, if possible, or choose electric cars. There are not many ways to reduce emissions. More questions to factories and power plants of course.

I would totally agree, it is way better to use bicycle rather than a public transport or a car if it is in ability.

I disagree. Choose a car rather than a bicycle. I mean, nobody chooses a bicycle... percentage-wise, it's almost nobody. So, if you choose a bicycle, you have to breathe harder to pedal. The result is that you take in more smog into your lungs. Then you die from smog poisoning faster.

but if you choose a car over a bicycle then the air will be more polluted, and you breathe that air so you will die anyways

Engines are more refined nowadays so the gas emissions which pollute the air get controlled in a huge percentage.

By the way we are moving to next generation cars which are electric and doesn't harm the air anymore so why we need bicycle when we have Tesla supercars.

Yabut. It's government regulation of emissions that are causing higher emissions. If there were no government regulation, the car companies would bow to demands of the people. Why would they bow to the people? Competition. Sales. The people would only want cars that get rid of smog. So, the company that made the most smog-less car would get the most sales.

How are gov regs stopping this? Gov regs aren't clean enough. But they stop the car companies from going ahead and cleaning up their cars more, because the companies are required to use gov regs which are bad. So, gov is causing more pollution.

Governments changing the regulations for emission from the vehicles every year so they are bit slow but at some point they also approve the electrical car project when there is no oil to mine and no more tax from selling fuel so they will put huge taxes for the electricity later and will suck the people's money.

[CarnagexD]

As I have said many times before, in order to save the planet and humanity, we must now give up using burnt minerals in favor of solar and wind energy. And the sooner we do that, the more generations can live on this planet.

The only thing that we need is to advertise this kind of contents, on how can we make our planet healthier and livelier again.

Most of the time, we lack of support from those environmental organizations and we are abusing our resources that's why when natural calamity comes, we are suffering the worse. We should engage to those organizations that focuses on conserving energies and maintaining the nature and the planet. It is not that hard to contribute just by a simple picking of litters and putting it into the trash cans. By that, we can somehow reduce all of the pollution, in the air, water, and land.

[Naida_BR]

Air pollution has caused a lot of environmental problems - from fires to forests to ice meltdowns.
The best way to reduce this catastrophe is to change our way of living. Do not get your car to go to work - get your bike. This is one of the activities that is the simplest we can do with the bigger impact on the air pollution.

[Salauddin1994]

Diseases, germs, dust and sand usually cause a lot of things to happen to the air. Which invades our lungs and takes on deadly forms like viruses. And also emits gas in carbon dioxide which helps to pollute the environment. Factory wastes mix with the air and upset the balance of the environment. Also, the black smoke emitted from the car mixes with the air and affects the health of the people, so using a bicycle instead of a car will protect them from these.

[SacriFries11]

Air pollution has caused a lot of environmental problems - from fires to forests to ice meltdowns.
The best way to reduce this catastrophe is to change our way of living. Do not get your car to go to work - get your bike. This is one of the activities that is the simplest we can do with the bigger impact on the air pollution.

There have been reported that due to lockdown the pollution in the air have been reduced because of the public vehicles not able to use for the safety of the commuters. These bring more significant the fact that earth can live without us and they will claim what is for them if humans not able to do nothing. Many big companies and even small business are switching to renewable energy with provide them cleaner energy supply. Government already supporting the use of renewable energies in our area where the use of net metering in solar power to be able to bring the small pv system back to the main grid and pay them how much energy they produced. We need to push this kind of energy to reduce the pollution in the air cause by using diesel power plant.

[Vilagra]

In my country aggressive pollution is still throwm out into the air from chemical plants which don't even consider mounting filtering systems...
The only thing I see that situation with air polution is getting worse.