NASA images show dramatic drop in China pollution during production slowdown (coronavirus)

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2. Wow, interesting.

Not happy for the suffering they're going through now, but it's quite an eye opener to see such a stark visual representation of their pollution levels before & after.

A couple of times I've bought products manufactured in China and discovered, after I brought them home, that the weird fumes they gave off were noxious smelling and hurt my eyes. One was a paper shredder that I left on a covered porch for a solid week to air out, and it was still horrendous, so I returned it. The other was a lawnmower that had foam rubber grips on the handles with the same exact odor. That stayed in the garage for a month before I would use it, and only then with gloves (lots of fun in the hot Georgia sun!).

They obviously have no OSHA or the other environmental regulations that the Trump administration is quickly eroding here. I hope they get a handle on the epidemic, but I'd like to think somebody in the power structure would propose a review of manufacturing processes and associated health and environmental effects.