Smog in the GTA

Toronto Smog

Just a picture I took today, probably the most humid day I’ve ever felt. Of course, most of that humidity was laced with pollutants and acids. Anyway this view is off my balcony, looking onto a gully with a small creek, surrounded by trees. It’s generally a beautiful sight, when compared to the boring grid of houses we call suburbia. Regardless, I thought I was going to see the reenactment of Gorillas in the Mist — Better yet, the SNL skit with Sigourney Weaver guest starring as herself in the movie. Hilarious — They took these spray bottles to make the mist.
HA!

Seriously though, pollution isn’t that funny.

Take a look at the full-size picture

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  • Puffyedge
    The air quality in Oakville is worse than downtown Toronto. I work in a somewhat industrial area.. lots of body shops and plants. There's really no where for the pollutants to go.

    I felt physically sick and exhausted yesterday...had to force myself to push through it...by the late evening was feeling much better.

    Modern day life does not stop slow down or modify because of smog though.

    To most people it's 'gross', or 'icky'. To me it's poison.

    Puff-a-little-less
  • P
    I learned yesterday that spending one year breathing in the LA smog is the equivalent to smoking 2 packs a day for 10 years. Although Toronto is presumably much less polluted... one cant help but wonder if we're on our way.

    *The more you know* ;)
  • I was just thinking, while this picture looks bad, the foggy section resides over a small creek, whose water was probably considerably cooler than the surrounding vapour, so it condenses and looks icky.

    Of course, that still doesn't explain the rest of the city.
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