Scott Kelly, a US astronaut that is known to have spent the most time in space, is shocked by the pollution present in China and India. He has been in space numerous times and only once has he seen east China's sky clear from space, meaning that the air is usually polluted in that area. The only reason he had been able to see China was because the Chinese government had turned off all their power plants and stopped cars from running. Scott came to the realization that a positive impact on the environment is easy to attain but with that so is a negative impact. It shows our environment is sensitive to the chemicals and fumes that affect it.
It makes sense to me that China and India have the most pollution because they have the most people. Also, China is huge in manufacturing so the fossil fuels being used each day must be a lot. After reading this article, I was shocked to see how easy it was for China's skies to clear up just after a temporary time of turning off power plants. I wondered what made the Chinese government turn off these power plants. I hope it was for a better environment because it shows China's effort to try and cut back in order to protect our earth.
http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/shocking-level-of-pollution-in-india-china-says-astronaut-kelly/article9255093.ece
It makes sense to me that China and India have the most pollution because they have the most people. Also, China is huge in manufacturing so the fossil fuels being used each day must be a lot. After reading this article, I was shocked to see how easy it was for China's skies to clear up just after a temporary time of turning off power plants. I wondered what made the Chinese government turn off these power plants. I hope it was for a better environment because it shows China's effort to try and cut back in order to protect our earth.
http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/shocking-level-of-pollution-in-india-china-says-astronaut-kelly/article9255093.ece