▲ 519 ▼ New Delhi - during lockdown vs now (thelemmy.club) submitted 1 day ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world 99 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 74 points 23 hours ago (1 child) This is why regulations are important. Functional regulations are why you don't vote for conservatives. Source: I live in a valley that used to have way worse air quality until stricter SMOG and gasoline refinement laws took effect. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Grannymcgrannypants@lemmy.nz 14 points 15 hours ago I was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, and as a child in the 70s and 80s we had smog warnings where you weren't allowed outside. It's not a big city, but the topography meant that pollution would sometimes get trapped over the city by the surrounding hills. Obviously it's not like that now, but I'm sure it's why we all got asthma. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Grannymcgrannypants@lemmy.nz 14 points 15 hours ago I was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, and as a child in the 70s and 80s we had smog warnings where you weren't allowed outside. It's not a big city, but the topography meant that pollution would sometimes get trapped over the city by the surrounding hills. Obviously it's not like that now, but I'm sure it's why we all got asthma. permalink fedilink source parent
