Sunday, January 24, 2010
Ozone
A new paper in Nature suggests that a significant proportion of background ozone in the lower levels of the atmosphere may be a result of long range transport from East Asia, especially China. Ozone is not only a greenhouse gas, but it damages the lungs and vegetation and crops. Ozone is the primary constituent of photochemical oxidant pollution, otherwise known as "smog."
(Obviously, a higher level ozone component of the atmosphere is as important as it has ever been)
IMO: The paper also says "We suggest that the observed increase in springtime background ozone mixing ratio may hinder the USA’s compliance with its ozone air quality standard." In other words, any excuse to allow the US and Europe to carry on global warming and blame the less well-off. Admittedly China should also curb emissions, but why place part of the brunt on harmless other countires in the east as well, with very low emissions. Here, we see Western fascism and racism at its usual high level. Whilst scientific fact should most certainly not be suppressed, the sentence beginning "we suggest ..." for example, suggests to me that major scientific outlets should ensure that the wording of their papers is less likely to cause offense.
(Obviously, a higher level ozone component of the atmosphere is as important as it has ever been)
IMO: The paper also says "We suggest that the observed increase in springtime background ozone mixing ratio may hinder the USA’s compliance with its ozone air quality standard." In other words, any excuse to allow the US and Europe to carry on global warming and blame the less well-off. Admittedly China should also curb emissions, but why place part of the brunt on harmless other countires in the east as well, with very low emissions. Here, we see Western fascism and racism at its usual high level. Whilst scientific fact should most certainly not be suppressed, the sentence beginning "we suggest ..." for example, suggests to me that major scientific outlets should ensure that the wording of their papers is less likely to cause offense.
# posted by uv : 2:25 PM
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