Submitted by NickySmithFromPGH t3_zz1zhm in pittsburgh
Giess4951 t1_j295ht3 wrote
What is the cause of the poor air in and around Harrisburg? Any idea?
put_the_ux_in_sux t1_j296mq0 wrote
DC traffic. Coal power plants.
Giess4951 t1_j297j7c wrote
Dc traffic in Harrisburg?
put_the_ux_in_sux t1_j298x1d wrote
The cold air and lack of UV light creates a smog that settles into Appalachia’s Ridge-and-valley region. In winter time, the two largest sources of pollution are heating and traffic.
Harrisburg is only 40 miles from the edges of the DC metro area border.
-_David_- t1_j29xfx4 wrote
There are some exaggerators, no doubt. It’s like the best air quality in the entire eastern US right now:
https://map.purpleair.com/1/mAQI/a10/p604800/cC0#4.95/40.06/-78.13
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