Posted on Oct 10, 2017
Armed With NASA Data, South Korea Confronts Its Choking Smog
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Armed With NASA Data, South Korea Confronts Its Choking Smog
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NASA
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South Korea
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Climate Change
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I was in Korea in 1985. A lot of home heating was with "Ondal heating". There were two types. One passive with convection carrying heated air under the floors of house, the other used water circulated under the floors of houses. Both systems used a large circular charcoal brick that burned for about 8 hours. Imagine a densely packed city with continuous barbecue 24/7 by millions of people. I wonder how common it is today ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ondol
Ondol (/ˈɒn.dɒl/ ON-dol;[1] from Korean ondol [on.dol]) in Korean traditional architecture, is underfloor heating that uses direct heat transfer from wood smoke to heat the underside of a thick masonry floor. In modern usage it refers to any type of underfloor heating, or to a hotel or a sleeping room in Korean (as opposed to Western) style.
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Pollution will continue to remain a problem as long as there are countries either too poor or too resistant to the make changes needed. Kudos to South Korea for identifying their portion of the problem and starting the process of taking actions to correct them. They may not be able to address trans-boundary issues, but they can at least lessen their own contribution to their smog problem and create a healthier environment for their citizens.
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The last time I was in Korea was 1990 I think. And it was nothing like that. It amazing what 20 plus yrs can do
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