China Smog “Like Nuclear Winter”
- Categories: International, News
- Date: Mar 2, 2014 05:07 JST
- Tags: Beijing, Bizarre, China, Food, Made in China, Politics
The smog cloud choking China is blotting out so much of the sun that plants will have difficulty growing and the country’s agriculture could be crippled, warn Chinese scientists – comparing the effects of the pollution to a “nuclear winter.”
Photos of murky grey expanses which are reputedly the nation’s cities have proven shocking enough, as has the likelihood that millions of Chinese will be killed by smog-induced disease and that cloud now poisons neighbouring countries, but researchers now say it is in danger of decimating the nation’s agricultural output.
A professor with a Chinese agricultural university has conducted experiments in which seedlings which formerly took 20 days to grow ended up taking two months under smoggy conditions, and says greenhouses will be the first to be hit – though by no means the last:
“They will be lucky to live at all. Now almost every farm is caught in a smog panic.
A large number of representatives of agricultural companies have suddenly showed up at academic meetings on photosynthesis in recent months and sought desperately for solutions.
Our overseas colleagues were shocked by the phenomenon because in their countries nothing like this had ever happened.”
The effect is, he says, “somewhat similar to a nuclear winter.”
A researcher with the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth provides the less than reassuring news that via satellite data the authorities may actually now how much of an impact the smog is having but are keeping the results secret to avoid a panic:
“Such studies are sensitive and their results will probably not be released to the public.
Some government officials might worry that linking smog to agricultural production would prompt a panic.
But there is no denying the sunlight that reaches Chinese soil has been dramatically reduced in recent years.”
Desperate farmers are said to be experimenting with even more intense use of growth hormones and even artificial lighting in an effort to preserve their yields – although given that most of China’s power comes from coal this may not have the intended result.
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Oh god, growth hormones...it's just a continuous downward spiral. Thank god most of the European nations have strict laws against use of the bullshit we do to our plants as well. If china keeps doing this stuff... well... more people will die and be diseased, so I guess nothing will be different from the current situation there.
Then again much of our population is stupid enough not to recognize the dangers of genetic modification to foods either so...
You're pretty stupid for thinking that genetic modification is inherently dangerous.
Agreed - And we've been doing similar things to plants and animals for centuries anyways. Genetically modifying them merely changes how quickly and the exact nature of the changes.
its a bit different cross breeding strains of wheat etc,as apposed to splicing in genes from bacteria,no one knows the full effects.
plus youve got pollen blowing into neighbouring organic farms and cross pollinating with their crop,the farmers who dont want to deal with monsanto etc and keep growing traditional strains get shafted and lose their organic cert.
and monstanto laugh all the way to the bank.
there is nothing wrong with genetic modification,esp in the likes of genetic illnesses etc;but when youve got big business and big money running sloppy safety trials its not exactly on the up and up.
There are checks in place meant to prevent such accidents from occurring. And in the unlikely event a strain gets out, its very quickly dealt with.
Contrary to what the anti-GM cults would like you to believe, there is no conspiracy to 'spread' GM genes onto non-GM crops. Its actually the opposite.
Farmers who use GM crops have to follow extremely strict guidelines to prevent the genes from GM crops getting out. The GM companies themselves have to guarantee that. If they fail to do so, a federal investigation is immediately initiated.
Whoever is found to be at fault will have any and every federal regulatory body tasked with monitoring the practice come down hard on them, as they have done so in the past.
Furthermore, contrary again to what the cultists would like you to believe, the safety trials are anything but sloppy.
GM crops have to undergo extremely thorough and detailed testing before they are deemed safe for public consumption, if any of the tests turn up anything that could be cause for concern, the application is simply denied. This happens on a regular basis, even for the slightest misgivings, they leave nothing up to chance.
@ vanchrian even with those guidelines it still gets out and causes trouble.
http://singularityhub.com/2013/07/02/monsanto-unapproved-gmo-wheat-escapes-into-oregon-fields-lawsuits-follow/
The Chinese are esp reckless.
@vanchrian way to totally misunderstand the purpose of those regulations. They are meant to fatten the wallet of corporations selling the seeds. You have to pay for every single crop that has those genes, even if your crop got those genes accidentally.
@Anon 16:35 Way to be anti-GM cultist. There is no grands conspiracy.
Do the GM companies charge for their seeds in order to make a profit? Of course they do, they wanna make money.
Does it have anything to do with the regulatory bodies and the legislation in place to monitor the practice? Absolutely zilch.
If any crop that was not supposed to have the gene is suddenly found to have the gene, then it sparks off an investigation because the stuff is supposed to be controlled. If the farmer is found to be at fault then he's made to pay the price, if some other party is at fault then that party is made to pay in some way or another, including if it happens to be the GM Company.
If you honestly care so much about it then go read up on all the regulation and legislation involved. Its embarrassing to read cultists screaming conspiracy nonsense.
@Char Yeah, accidents happen I'm afraid. I haven't been following up on the investigation of the whole thing.
Are the investigation results out yet? Or is it still on-going?
no, he's not : it's inherently dangerous to leave any technology in the hands of the chinese.
So give them something that can't be dangerous. Like a chair, or a coin, or a... No, wait.
Don't worry, the Chinese GM foods come with an inherent self-destruction mechanism.
There have been zero deaths or illnesses or other unhealthy side effects from GMO's here in America. Just saying.
The entire scientific community says it's just as risky as eating organic.
Doesn't really matter much, european countrys aren't any safer either, its more like pick you're poisen.
The only good thing is that life here is better/easier in general, than in china...
there's a billion of those mofos. let darwin run its course.
Next thing is for the PRC to ban Godzilla VS the Smog Monster as anti-industrialist propaganda.
Anti-industrialist? In China? Does not compute.
Wow... I starting to fear about China's safety... They need shut down a plant or 2.
Is this how zombie apocalypse will start?
yes, people with lung cancer will roam china and eat peoples brains.
They will die of starvation in China though...
Nope, everybody knows zombie apocalypse will begin in a christian country namely U.S. Them Chinese will just explode groriuslry!!!
I am tired of see news about China Smog. Who cares ?
Then stop reading about it, and don't even bother to waste your time to come and comment like that if you don't care.
Because that shit hole gets away with too many atrocities that effect other nations.
Your mom cares!
I am sick of mom jokes or insults... how about a dad joke? You know, you dont want to forget the old man don't you? It is just so unfair that moms got all the fun.
You dad got a sex change and became your 2nd mom. "Your mom cares" still valid
Persona 4. The other world is seeping through.
More like an Ocularis Rift version of Persona 5
Are you fucking stupid?
Nothing wrong with fucking stupid, just use protection to avoid having stupid babies.
You should. Because China's fog is affecting other countries. So selfish.
Somewhere in the smog Pyramid Head lurks.
I'm sensing another silent hill movie
Now where the fuck is my iron pipe...
Won't feel as good bludgeoning those demon children with any other object.
hope not. last one was stupid (not the first one, i liked that one)
Oh how I dream for the day when US, Japan, and SoKo team up and butt rape the shit out of China and NoKo. It probably will never happen, even if NoKo fires an IRBM (ICBM my ass) at SoKo or Japan. America won't budge and tighten the reins on SoKo or Japan.
I'm just waiting to see how Chinese will spin this to make it look like it's all Japan's fault.
Or thta it is totally natural and healthy.
"It's ok, it's all kush smoke! :D"
lets not forget about the fallout from Fukushima which already reach west coast
Gotta admit though, that 2nd picture looks pretty damn cool.
Good. China needs to be cut down to size for their sneaky takeover of the world and bullying. Culling its public-peeing and shitting people is a nice start.
Disgusting as it may be, the public defacation has nothing to do with this smog, which by the way is a danger to us all and not just China. That's why something needs to be done. Something should've been done about that country ages ago.
It (public indecency/general indifference) has a behavioral relation to what you just said. They just don't care about the consequences of the shit they do, metaphorically and literally. And this is reflected in all actions on their part, big and small.
You can't see People revolt in such thick smog, can you?
look how easy it is to commit a crime in Beijing, nobody can see a thing.
Now is a good time to be a Ninja in China.
You'll need a gas mask though.
Neither are ninja's but what you're saying is that it's either
"SO, you like to play Castleevaaaaaniaaaa!!!"
or..
"Oh... you think darkness is your ally...."
Those kinda masks? XD
Cyber Ninja is the way to go - gas mask and radar vision pre-installed!
Yah, and then you find out that the JV you were fondling in an alley was a 90 year-old guy.