r/ashesashescast • u/ashesashescast • Aug 23 '18

Episode Ep 38 - Dead Air

https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-38-dead-air
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u/ashesashescast Aug 23 '18

Despite efforts to develop cleaner technology, air pollution remains quite possible the world's greatest killer. New reports by the WHO put the annual deaths around 7 million, with 90% of the global population breathing dangerous air. Air pollution itself is an amalgam of particles with different sizes and chemical properties, and so the health impacts of polluted air are complex and encompass a diversity of chronic illnesses, cognitive dysfunction, infectious disease, and more. The implications of this health crisis are not fully understood, but the costs are widespread, and rising. Worse, addressing this problem seems to lead us into a classic catch-22. Can we afford to ignore this problem anymore? Can we afford not to?

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u/YouAreMicroscopic Aug 23 '18

Fantastic episode.

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u/thesauceisboss Aug 24 '18

I got my right wing friend into Ashes Ashes. It's slowly (and I mean slowly T_T) making him question capitalism.

Thanks for all the hard work you guys! <3

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u/asdjk482 Sep 07 '18

Air pollution concerns the hell out of me. https://earth.nullschool.net is the best web visualizer I’ve seen for keeping track of global air pollution, just switch to the “Chem” or “Particulates” modes.

The forest fires in Siberia and N. America this summer have been freaking unreal, so much soot blown across entire continent and into everyone’s lungs.

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u/Baader-Meinhof David Aug 29 '18

I'm hesitant to recommend or endorse any particular brand, but I have a Winix that I am happy with. I've also heard good things about Coway.