Worst Human Release of Sulfur Dioxide in WORLD HISTORY -we did it

[donsu]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3955005.stm

Iraq sulphur fire breaks records

The fire, which broke out on 24 June 2003, produced more of the polluting gas than most volcanic eruptions.

On average it generated about 21,000 tonnes of sulphur dioxide a day, which is half the daily emissions of the gas produced by the United States.

The plume of smog was detected by a Nasa satellite, the researchers say in Geophysical Research Letters.

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The fire, which was probably started deliberately, broke out at the Al-Mishraq state sulphured plant near Mosul. It burned for almost a month.

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Although the team, from the University of Maryland in Baltimore, believe the fire will not have a long-lasting environmental impact, they say the fire caused about $40 million of damage to local crops - along with respiratory problems in local people.
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(our troops are 'local people' too)


how can anyone go to Iraq and not come back sick, injured, or dead.

and all that sulfur dioxide in the world's air which we all breathe!

tick, tick, tick

tick, tick, tick

[whistle]

1. Global warming accelerated five to ten fold

[LongTomH]

2. Gulf War II Syndrome

....is going to be much worse than Gulf War I Syndrome! We've used much more depleted uranium; now this!:mad: :scared:

[Lisa]

3. I wonder how this compares to Mt. Pinatubo?

That eruption actually affected global climate -- in part due to the SO2 emitted.