Revealed: almost everyone in Europe is breathing toxic airwww.theguardian.comexternal-link stopthatgirl7 ( @stopthatgirl7@kbin.social ) World News@lemmy.ml • 1 year ago message-square20fedilinkarrow-up1149
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Guardian investigation finds 98% of Europeans breathing highly damaging polluted air linked to 400,000 deaths a year
minus-square EmilieEvans ( @EmilieEvans@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilink17•1 year agoWood stoves are a major problem. As soon as it gets cold in Germany, air pollution rises from below 5µg/m^3 to 20-100 µg/m^3 and stays there for months (in this particular area).
minus-square RickyRigatoni ( @RickyRigatoni@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilink16•1 year agoWood stove smells good so acceptable air pollution.
minus-square Saff ( @Saff@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilink4•edit-21 year agoDoes this mean we can go back to 2 stroke engines then? That would be amazing, I mean not for the planet but I love that smell so much…
minus-square quinnly ( @quinnly@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilink5•1 year agoAs someone who lives in a wood-heated house, what do you suggest I do? I’d rather not freeze to death and I can’t afford any other heating options
minus-square 601error ( @601error@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilinkEnglish4•1 year agoDang. In wildfire season here in western Canada, my air filter gets brought out well before the 100 mark.
Car drivers:
Wood stoves are a major problem. As soon as it gets cold in Germany, air pollution rises from below 5µg/m^3 to 20-100 µg/m^3 and stays there for months (in this particular area).
Wood stove smells good so acceptable air pollution.
Does this mean we can go back to 2 stroke engines then? That would be amazing, I mean not for the planet but I love that smell so much…
The sound on the other hand…
Absolutely.
As someone who lives in a wood-heated house, what do you suggest I do? I’d rather not freeze to death and I can’t afford any other heating options
Dang. In wildfire season here in western Canada, my air filter gets brought out well before the 100 mark.