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Re:Only 0.001% of global population breathes safe air by WHO... by jodrellblank on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @10:46AM (#35056617)
What makes you think the people living in Greenland, and Lapland aren't doing anything with diesel engines or industry? Wikipedia says Greenland's main industries are "fish processing, and oil, gold, niobium, tantalite, uranium, iron, and diamond mining".
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Re:Only 0.001% of global population breathes safe air by WHO... by dsq on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @05:51AM (#35067482)
Good point. I thought the fresh ocean winds would dilute those, though probably most of that takes place in closed environments.
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