The SCMP reported Hong Kong's 'street level' pollution to be reaching all-time highs due to increased traffic exhaust and a densely congested skyline which traps the bad air. On the plus side however, 'rooftop' atmospheric pollution has fallen significantly due to better pollution controls on factories in the Delta to the North. So the air well above us is getting better, but the air at nose level is worsening. Whatever will HK'ers do without the North as a scapegoat for its bad air anymore. Also, the crummy economy means more factories have shut down which means less smokestacks to belch pollutants down upon HK! Hooray, bad economy!
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Pea Soup Air
The SCMP reported Hong Kong's 'street level' pollution to be reaching all-time highs due to increased traffic exhaust and a densely congested skyline which traps the bad air. On the plus side however, 'rooftop' atmospheric pollution has fallen significantly due to better pollution controls on factories in the Delta to the North. So the air well above us is getting better, but the air at nose level is worsening. Whatever will HK'ers do without the North as a scapegoat for its bad air anymore. Also, the crummy economy means more factories have shut down which means less smokestacks to belch pollutants down upon HK! Hooray, bad economy!
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