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posted by martyb on Tuesday November 22 2016, @08:41AM   Printer-friendly
from the what-acid-rain-feels-like-for-fish? dept.

In December 1952, a dense fog fell over London that lasted roughly four days, dropping visibility and making it hard to breathe. At the time, residents paid little attention to the strange event, writing it off as just another natural fog, but once it lifted, people started dying.

The event – referred to as the Great Smog – led to the death of roughly 12,000 people, and the hospitalisation of up to 150,000. But how could something like this happen? 

[...] Nw [sic], over 60 years later, an international team of researchers might have finally figured it out, as part of an investigation into China's modern air pollution issues.

The answer is actually pretty terrifying – it turns out people were breathing in the fog equivalent of acid rain.


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  • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 22 2016, @01:00PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 22 2016, @01:00PM (#431186)

    Envy and bitterness are terrible traits to nurture. Instead of being pleased at least someone managed to navigate the maze, you're having premature schadenfreude.

    Luckily didn't get into computers (more of a hobby), so not really concerned about H1B, and while it is possible, not very likely.

    Enjoy the rest of your life.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 22 2016, @04:24PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 22 2016, @04:24PM (#431302)

    Different AC here.

    Envy and bitterness are terrible traits to nurture.

    I don't know about that. They seem to have prepared me well for our upcoming administration's policies against everyone including the press. Who knew being a miserable prick would eventually pay off?

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 22 2016, @04:53PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 22 2016, @04:53PM (#431328)

      They seem to have prepared me well for our upcoming administration's policies against everyone including the press.

      I don't think any personality traits can prepare you for being forced into concentration camps.