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Originally Posted by Velvet
Well, when you live right by a volcanoes like Hana on Maui, or Kilauea on the Big Island and you breathe in The Vog (volcanic fog) and cry and sneeze and have difficulty breathing regularly, and see the devastation and extension of the plant life killed off by sulphur dioxide, and the island reshaped by the lava. When you see the power of the earth in its original raw form, some call it the goddess Pele, then you develop a certain respect, perhaps even an understanding even if you are a scientist....
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Sounds a lot like Los Angeles, in the 1980's. But they didn't have the benefit of a volcano to blame their breathing problems on. It was just good old fashioned man-made pollution in the form of smog.