#SMOG

Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai

1 day ago

California declared war on smog in the 1970s. The knock-on effects were huge. Cars on the road today are 99% cleaner than they were in 1970. Air quality in the United States is much, much better as a result. In Los Angeles, where I live, lead levels in the air were 50 times higher in the 1970s than today, and the amount of lead in kids’ blood has plummeted. What made that drop possible is arguably the most important environmental technology ever invented: the catalytic converter. California has long had the authority under the federal Clean Air Act to set emissions standards for cars and trucks that are higher than the nation's, and its early use of that authority is a major reason why catalytic converters are now standard in vehicles and people are healthier across the country. At a time when the Trump administration is attacking California's ability to cut air and climate pollution and revoking its Clean Air Act waivers, it's helpful to remember just how important the state's leadership has been in making the air Americans breathe so much healthier. As I recount in my forthcoming book, "Smog and Sunshine: The Surprising Story of How Los Angeles Cleaned Up Its Air," California's role in the emergence of catalytic technology is...

California declared war on smog in the 1970s. The knock-on effects were huge.
->Live Science | More on "California clean air emissions standards" at BigEarthData.ai | #Smog

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Wochenblitz

@wochenblitz.bsky.social

1 day ago

Smog-Alarm in Thailand: 50 Provinzen über Grenzwert – Norden kritisch In 50 Provinzen ist PM2.5 über dem Grenzwert – der Norden bleibt kritisch. Wie schlimm ist es wirklich?

Smog-Alarm in Thailand! 🌫️ In 50 Provinzen ist die Luft gefährlich – besonders im Norden. Wie sehr leidet die Bevölkerung wirklich darunter? 🤔
#Thailand #ThailandNews #ThailandNachrichten #Smog #Luftverschmutzung

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Wochenblitz

@wochenblitz.bsky.social

2 days ago

Smog in Thailand: 59 Provinzen mit erhöhten Feinstaubwerten Bangkok und 58 Provinzen melden PM2,5-Werte über dem staatlichen Grenzwert. Zehn Provinzen erreichen die rote Warnstufe, Chiang Rai verzeichnet den Höchstwert.

Smog-Alarm in Thailand! 🌫️ 59 Provinzen kämpfen mit gefährlichem Feinstaub – wie lange hält die Luft hier noch durch? 😷🔥
#Thailand #ThailandNews #ThailandNachrichten #Smog #Feinstaub

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Wochenblitz

@wochenblitz.bsky.social

3 days ago

Katastrophen-Alarm: Smog zwingt Behörden zum Handeln Nordthailand erstickt im Smog: Chiang Mai ist zum fünften Mal in Folge „dreckigste Stadt der Welt“. Drei Provinzen rufen den Notstand aus – jetzt fließen Sofortgelder. Doch reicht das gegen Feuer und PM2.5?

Smog-Alarm in Nordthailand! 😷 Chiang Mai erstickt im Dunst – Notstand ausgerufen. Können Sofortgelder das Feuer und den Feinstaub stoppen?🔥🌫️
#Thailand #ThailandNews #ThailandNachrichten #Smog #ChiangMai

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Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai

@bigearthdata.ai

3 days ago

Northern Air Crisis: Nan Governor Orders Closure of Nine National Forests to Combat 'Toxic Smog' Nan Province enforces a month-long ban on forest entry across nine reserves, threatening jail time for arsonists as toxic PM2.5 levels reach a crisis. Authorities in Nan have taken the drastic step of "locking down" nine national forest reserves in a bid to curb the catastrophic levels of PM2.5 pollution currently suffocating Northern Thailand. The governor of Nan, Chainarong Wongyai, issued the emergency mandate following a surge in illegal burning that has seen air quality in the region—most notably in neighbouring Chiang Mai—reach hazardous levels. The closure is effective immediately and will remain in place until 30 April 2026, covering critical zones in the Na Noi and Wiang Sa districts. Restricted Zones and Entry Bans The mandate prohibits all unauthorised entry into the following protected forest areas: Huai Nguang and Huai Sali Forests (Na Noi and Wiang Sa) Southern Nan River Right Bank (Na Noi and Wiang Sa) Sa Lik and Mae Sakhon Right Bank Forests (Wiang Sa) Nam Sa and Mae Sakhon Left Bank Forests (Wiang Sa) Huai Mae Khaning, Nam Wa, and Huai Sali Forests (Wiang Sa) Upper Nam Sa Right Bank and Na Sao Forests (Wiang Sa) Provincial officials have clarified that any individual whose entry is...

Northern Air Crisis: Nan Governor Orders Closure of Nine National Forests to Combat 'Toxic Smog'
->Nation Thailand | More on "Nan forest ban toxic smog" at BigEarthData.ai | #NationalForest #Smog #Toxic

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Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai

@bigearthdata.ai

3 days ago

EPA's temporary switch to E15 gas raises concerns about engine damage, smog SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER, La. (KSLA) - The Environmental Protection Agency is temporarily switching to gasoline with more ethanol, increasing the amount from 10 percent to 15 percent starting May 1. The EPA says the change will help bring down gas prices, but local experts warn the higher ethanol blend could damage engines and increase smog. Charles Williamson, owner of Bossier Power Equipment, said E15 burns faster than regular gas, possibly causing more trips to the pump. “What a lot of folks don’t realize when you go to that higher ethanol, guess what, your fuel mileage and performance comes down,” Williamson said. “So you don’t really save anything.” Engine damage concerns Williamson said E15 can damage smaller engines, putting lawn care equipment, smaller motor vehicles and older cars at risk. “It can actually kill an engine because like I said when the ethanol starts separating out of the fuel, it basically turns to sugar form is what it does,” Williamson said. “So it’ll start eating the engines up. It’ll damage carburetors and fuel systems.” One driver said she’s not willing to put her older car at risk. “No, I don’t think it’s worth it, especially if it will tear up any vehicle that’s...

EPA's temporary switch to E15 gas raises concerns about engine damage, smog
->KSLA | More on "E15 ethanol fuel engine risks" at BigEarthData.ai | #Smog #EPA

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Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai

@bigearthdata.ai

4 days ago

Science news this week: Artemis II lifts off, diabetes cured in mice, and smog in China shapes Arctic storms The long-awaited launch of NASA's Artemis II mission dominated science news this week, with the excitement peaking Wednesday (April 1) as the space agency's first crewed mission to the moon in over 50 years blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Millions tuned in around the world as the towering Space Launch System rocket and Orion capsule rose off the launchpad at Kennedy Space Center at 6:35 p.m. EDT. Live Science covered the launch live, with reporters following the action both remotely and directly from Florida's Space Coast. The liftoff mostly went off without a hitch, though the launch team had to resolve one unusual range issue before takeoff. The four Artemis II crewmembers are now well into their 10-day journey around the moon, during which they'll run tests aimed at building NASA's capacity to execute its planned lunar surface missions. Live Science will be covering highlights from the mission, including its expected reentry on April 10, so stay tuned for updates. Back in the realm of Earthbound science, chemists have discovered a method to turn breadcrumbs into hydrogen for use in chemical manufacturing. Archaeologists found the world's oldest evidence of gambling in the form of dice invented by Indigenous people...

Science news this week: Artemis II lifts off, diabetes cured in mice, and smog in China shapes Arctic storms
->Live Science | More on "Artemis II moon mission launch" at BigEarthData.ai | #Smog #Space #Science #Arctic

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Wochenblitz

@wochenblitz.bsky.social

4 days ago

Smog-Alarm: Millionen Menschen betroffen Smog-Alarm in Thailand: Gefährliche PM2.5-Werte treffen besonders Kinder, Schwangere und Senioren – über 1,6 Mio. Menschen gelten als Risikofälle. Jetzt reagieren Behörden mit „Clean-Air“-Räumen und Notfallzentren. Wie schlimm ist es wirklich?

Smog in Thailand: Wie gefährlich sind die giftigen Luftwerte wirklich? 😷 Über 1,6 Mio. Menschen, vor allem Kinder & Senioren, sind alarmiert! 🌫️
#Thailand #ThailandNews #ThailandNachrichten #Smog #Luftverschmutzung

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Albert Koch

@thethealbert.bsky.social

4 days ago

Piero Umiliani & Chet Baker "Smog (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)", 1962, RCA Victor (re.) #pieroumiliani #chetbaker #smog #soundtrack #vinyl #nowplaying #musicsky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #jazzsky

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I Heart Noise

@iheartnoise.bandcamp.com

5 days ago

#billcallahan
#smog

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Kevo 🇦🇺

@vitaminkaus.bsky.social

5 days ago

Bathysphere

Smog/Bill Callahan is definitely near the top of my high rotation list... 🎧 So good.

#NowPlaying
#Smog
#BillCallahan

open.spotify.com/track/2IVonR...

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Wochenblitz

@wochenblitz.bsky.social

5 days ago

Smog-Krise eskaliert: Kommen Katastrophenzonen? Smog-Alarm in Thailand: Jetzt dürfen Provinzgouverneure ihre Regionen offiziell zu Katastrophenzonen erklären. Was bedeutet das für Maßnahmen, Alltag und mögliche Einschränkungen – und welche Provinzen trifft es zuerst?

Smog in Thailand außer Kontrolle? 🌫️ Provinzgouverneure können jetzt Katastrophenzonen ausrufen – was bedeutet das für deinen Alltag? 🤔
#Thailand #ThailandNews #ThailandNachrichten #Smog #Umwelt

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Science and Sanity Silicon Valley

@scienceandsanity.bsky.social

1 week ago

#WindPower #SaveOurPlanet

Great #cartoon mocking our #MadKing 's obsession with #WindTurbines (important to save our environment ) while pushing coal burning... Burning coal causes #LungDisease & horrible #smog & serious damage to our planet.

@blueskyfanatic.bsky.social

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Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai

@bigearthdata.ai

1 week ago

How California's war on smog and its ambitious car pollution rules made everyone's air cleaner Cars on the road today are 99% cleaner than they were in 1970. Air quality in the United States is much, much better as a result. In Los Angeles, where I live, lead levels in the air were 50 times higher in the 1970s than today, and the amount of lead in kids’ blood has plummeted. What made that drop possible is arguably the most important environmental technology ever invented: the catalytic converter. California has long had the authority under the federal Clean Air Act to set emissions standards for cars and trucks that are higher than the nation’s, and its early use of that authority is a major reason why catalytic converters are now standard in vehicles and people are healthier across the country. At a time when the Trump administration is attacking California’s ability to cut air and climate pollution and revoking its Clean Air Act waivers, it’s helpful to remember just how important the state’s leadership has been in making the air Americans breathe so much healthier. As I recount in my forthcoming book, “Smog and Sunshine: The Surprising Story of How Los Angeles Cleaned Up Its Air,” California’s role in the emergence of catalytic technology is...

How California's war on smog and its ambitious car pollution rules made everyone's air cleaner
->The Conversation | More on "California car emissions cleaner air" at BigEarthData.ai | #Pollution #Smog

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Zeeglobalvision

@zglobalvision.bsky.social

1 week ago

SMOG Explained: Health Impacts, Environmental Consequences & 7 Solutions YouTube video by Healthy Life Hub

Smog is silently damaging your health and the planet.

From lung disease to climate impact—it’s more serious than you think.

Learn the causes, effects & 7 solutions 👇
youtu.be/vIMAlR1alMw

#Smog #AirPollution #Health #Climate #Environment

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Wochenblitz

@wochenblitz.bsky.social

1 week ago

Behörden warnen: Smog bleibt gefährlich hoch, Thailand ⚠️ Smog-Alarm in Thailand! In Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai & Co. wird die Luft jetzt richtig gefährlich. Warum die Werte weiter steigen – und was Expats und Touristen jetzt tun sollten.

Smog-Alarm in Thailand – wie lange hält die Luftverschmutzung noch an? ⚠️ In Chiang Mai & Co. steigt die Gefahr, jetzt heißt es vorsichtig sein!
#Thailand #ThailandNews #ThailandNachrichten #Smog #ChiangMai

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Hammad

@hammadsarfraz.bsky.social

1 week ago

Clearing the air | The Express Tribune Several cities around the world have managed to reduce pollution even while making economic progress

19 cities around the world reduced pollution by 20% over the past 15 years—without compromising growth.

Contrary to official claims, neither Lahore nor New Delhi—both religiously choking on #smog recorded any improvement.

More in my latest👇🏽 tribune.com.pk/story/259865...

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Wochenblitz

@wochenblitz.bsky.social

1 week ago

Smog in Chiang Mai: 136 neue Feuer Hotspots entdeckt, Chiang Mai, Thailand 🔥 Chiang Mai kämpft weiter gegen die Flammen: Trotz leicht sinkender Zahlen wurden wieder 136 neue Hotspots entdeckt. Wie schlimm ist die Lage wirklich – und reicht der Einsatz der Behörden aus?

🔥 Brennt Chiang Mai bald komplett ab? 136 neue Feuer-Hotspots entdeckt – der Kampf gegen den Smog geht weiter. Reicht das Eingreifen der Behörden?
#Thailand #ThailandNews #ThailandNachrichten #ChiangMai #Smog

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Powietrze i klimat

@powietrze-i-klimat.bsky.social

1 week ago

📍Prognoza jakości powietrza w Polsce – najbliższy weekend.
#jakoscpowietrza #powietrze #smog #prognoza

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Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai

@bigearthdata.ai

1 week ago

From Smog to Sustainability: How Eco‑Friendly Libraries Are Changing Faridabad Schools In smog‑heavy Faridabad and the wider Delhi NCR region, an innovative education initiative has turned forgotten government school libraries into vibrant eco‑friendly learning hubs that teach children about sustainability and climate action while shielding them from hazardous air quality. The Green Pencil Foundation, supported by Imperial Auto Industries’ CSR programme, has launched four fully operational eco‑libraries across government schools, where students engage in practical lessons on waste management, vertical gardening, climate literacy and everyday sustainability alongside traditional reading activities. Educators and foundation officials say this climate‑centred learning is helping children cope with severe pollution and fostering long‑term environmental responsibility. Principals laud the initiative for blending quality education with health‑centred design, while district officials and educators highlight greater student participation and wellbeing. Eco‑Libraries as Climate Classrooms Across four government schools in Faridabad including the Government Senior Secondary School and Government Girls Senior Secondary School in Chhainsa, as well as institutions in NIT‑5 and Sector 7 Sihi once‑neglected library rooms have been transformed into dynamic eco‑learning spaces adorned with vertical gardens made from recycled plastic bottles, bamboo furniture, segregated waste bins and inspirational sustainability murals. Designed to reduce indoor pollution exposure and nurture curiosity, these libraries also prioritise natural ventilation, access to...

From Smog to Sustainability: How Eco‑Friendly Libraries Are Changing Faridabad Schools
->The Logical Indian | More on "Eco-friendly libraries transforming Indian schools" at BigEarthData.ai | #Smog #Sustainability

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Julien Schu

@julienschu.bsky.social

1 week ago

Sweet Smog Children YouTube video by Smog - Topic

Tirage du 270326
Artiste : Smog (US)
Album : Wild Love (1995 - 12 titres)
Titre 3 (+2x12=27) : Sweet Smog Children
#smog #sweetsmogchildren

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Wochenblitz

@wochenblitz.bsky.social

1 week ago

Smog-Alarm: Giftige Luft bringt Menschen in Gefahr, Chiang Mai, Thailand Smog-Alarm in Chiang Mai! Dicke Rauchschwaden legen die Stadt lahm, Menschen klagen über Reizungen und sogar ein Kind blutet aus der Nase. Wie gefährlich ist die Luft wirklich?

Smog-Alarm in Chiang Mai! 🌫️ Warum bringt die giftige Luft die Menschen jetzt so in Gefahr? Ein Kind blutet sogar aus der Nase! 😷
#Thailand #ThailandNews #ThailandNachrichten #Smog #ChiangMai

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Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai

@bigearthdata.ai

1 week ago

Smoglandia: Smog was killing L.A., and a Caltech chemist found the murder weapon - in our garages Just like a Hollywood crime movie — everyone, everything was a suspect. The crime: smog. The victims: any Angeleno with a set of lungs. That master of detective stories, Raymond Chandler, described the crime scene in 1953, in “The Long Goodbye”: “The weather was hot and sticky, and the acid sting of the smog had crept as far west as Beverly Hills. From the top of Mulholland Drive, you could see it leveled out all over the city like a ground mist. When you were in it you could taste it and smell it and it made your eyes smart. Everybody was griping about it. … Everything was the fault of the smog. If the canary wouldn’t sing, if the milkman was late, if the Pekingese had fleas, if an old coot in a starched collar had a heart attack on the way to church, that was the smog. …” Smog went on throttling Southern California — through the 1940s, into the 1950s, getting worse, not better. A magazine called National Defense, published in Arcadia, warned in 1948, “If you value your life, your health and comfort, stay away from California, or at least stay away from … Los Angeles...

Smoglandia: Smog was killing L.A., and a Caltech chemist found the murder weapon - in our garages
->Los Angeles Times | More on "Caltech chemist solves LA smog" at BigEarthData.ai | #Smog

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Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai

@bigearthdata.ai

1 week ago

The inspiring, infuriating, even comic tale of how we defeated L.A.'s smog and why we may have to again A city of swans, that’s us. From the world’s vantage point, Los Angeles can look like a place that glides serenely along beneath a beatific sun. But we know better. We know that underneath, we’re laboring frantically to keep going — sometimes, even just to stay afloat. Right now, especially now, we’re working hard, so very hard, to recover our mojo. We’ve been dealt a nigh-unbearable hand when two of our communities were utterly savaged by fire. Our legendary powers of invention and reinvention are being mightily tested, and still, to use Maya Angelou’s phrase, we rise — most of the time. “Smoglandia,” my podcast and column series, that runs online here (hyperlink) and in print over four days, starting Sunday, offers a look at a historic huge comeback model. It’s the slow-motion success story that made L.A.’s air not immaculate, but at least livable. We achieved this sometimes by kicking and screaming, sometimes by the ballot box, sometimes by just following regulations that politicians and policy-makers created and enforced, like smog checks and carpool lanes, and sometimes by letting science and technology do their thing. Can we still get big things done? Can we remedy our disasters? There are...

The inspiring, infuriating, even comic tale of how we defeated L.A.'s smog and why we may have to again
->Los Angeles Times | More on "Los Angeles smog environmental comeback" at BigEarthData.ai | #Smog

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Kelson

@notes.kvibber.com

2 weeks ago

Original post on notes.kvibber.com

People complain about LA smog and about air quality regulations, but it was A WHOLE LOT WORSE before those regs.

www.dailybreeze.com/2026/03/23/south-bay-his...

#smog […]

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Reka

@reka.framapiaf.org.ap.brid.gy

2 weeks ago

Courbe qualité de l'air hyper haute, dans le rose

Légende de la qualité de l'air : rose égal risque de santé élevé avec une exposition de quelques minutes seulement

Personne n'en parle dans les médias belges, mais protégez vos naseaux autant que possible 🥺 #danger

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@mbrzy.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

#dirtythree @larrypeaceloveyes.bsky.social #stones #thescenics #thesilos #nikkisudden #freddiemckay #derrickmorgan #johnnyosbourne #tommymccook #tiparis #bonga #supereagles #melodyaces #hankballard #jimmywitherspoon #jolieholland #lucindawilliams #tomwaits #smog

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Juan J Rivero

@jwolfiedog.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

We’re in Atlanta to visit friends. We realize we don’t miss living here.
#Atlanta #Traffic #Smog

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Dan Rosenholm

@danrosenholm.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Bustling street scene in India with rickshaws, scooters, and pedestrians. Smoggy day, with people wearing winter clothes.

Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi, January 17, 2026. #India #streetphotography #smog #photography 6(6)

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The 🫠 ᴘʀᴇᴛᴛʏ BBC 6Music 🎶 #NowPlaying Bot - Radio 6

@bbc6musicbot.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

I Feel Like The Mother Of The World, by Smog from the album Rock Bottom Riser

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #GuyGarveysFinestHour

Smog:
🎵 I Feel Like The Mother Of The World

#6music #Smog

▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify

▶️ Song/Cover on #Bandcamp:

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