Man made what?
I was watching the news the other day and I realized that it is not just manmade pollution that kills thousands or even millions. Take the most recent tsunami that we had that affeted alot of the world. There were thousands of people killed and even more wounded. I believe that we can think of this tsunami as a kind of pollution in that it happens, just like pollution from cars can happen, and there is not much we can do about it no matter what we do.
posted by Anonymous @ 11:20 AM
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In class, we've already discussed, or at least deliberately ignored, the effects of livestock on air pollution levels. On the subject of another natural cause of "pollution", I've heard that volcanos produce more pollutants than all cars and factories put together. (I tend to be a skeptic on this one.)
Sometimes "natural polluters" have strange effects, though. In 1815, the volcano Tambora on the island Sumbawa in Indonesia erupted; as a result, it snowed around the world during the following summer! It had a severe effect on agriculture across the globe.
I hate the way blogger defaults to Anonymous on some comments. The above post is mine.
Livestock in Cache County are not natural to this area, why shouldn't a feral animal be considered a pollutant. There is little difference between what we call it, just the end result should be targeted. If this % of pollutants come from an animal that cannot help pollute than should it be ignored, no. The fact is that what that animal produces is still a polluter, and especially with livestock they are human managed. If pollutants want to be reduced they must be looked at as a whole, and not make special exempts because they are considered apart of nature.
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