re: China admits pollution brought about 'cancer villages'

Posted on 5/5/14 at 1:41 pm to RogerTheShrubber

Posted by Tiguar

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Posted on 5/5/14 at 1:41 pm to RogerTheShrubber

Expanding on this

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The smog that covers the majority of Chinese cities, including its capital, Beijing, has become so thick it is impeding photosynthesis, potentially disrupting China’s food supply. According to an associate professor at China Agricultural University, He Dongxian, if air pollution continues, China will experience something akin to a “nuclear winter.”

According to the country’s vice-minister of the Chinese Environmental Protection Ministry, Wu Xiaoqing, 71 out of 74 cities monitored in China over 2013 did not meet state environmental standards with various degrees of problems.

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Crazy stuff.

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Posted by Jim Rockford

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Posted on 5/5/14 at 2:08 pm to Tiguar

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The smog that covers the majority of Chinese cities, including its capital, Beijing, has become so thick it is impeding photosynthesis, potentially disrupting China’s food supply. According to an associate professor at China Agricultural University, He Dongxian, if air pollution continues, China will experience something akin to a “nuclear winter.”

According to the country’s vice-minister of the Chinese Environmental Protection Ministry, Wu Xiaoqing, 71 out of 74 cities monitored in China over 2013 did not meet state environmental standards with various degrees of problems.

I thought man wasn't capable of affecting the climate?