It’s hard to think of the scale of the biggest air pollution event in the modern era. Immediately my mind conjures up memories of black and white photographs of the Great London Smog of 1952. Then I start thinking bigger, how about the 1.2 billion vehicles world-wide on the road churning out nitrogen dioxide every single day? Well these are a drop in the ocean compared with bigger industrial pollu ...[Read More]
What is the biggest air pollution event in the modern era?
Centre of the Laki fissure, Iceland today. Credit: Daniele Trippanera (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
