| CURRENT EVENTS THREAD: Photos, videos, and news reports about the train derailment and toxic chemical release in East Palestine, Ohio.
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That's not good at all, but the jump to say it "may be the largest environmental disaster in U.S. history" is hyperventilating.
About 100,000 railcars carrying crude oil ran in the U.S. last year...
About 100,000 railcars carrying crude oil ran in the U.S. last year...
In India? no deaths vs. thousands...
SnakeDoc
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So "may be" is a huge leap.
PurlJam
Bama Club
Hard to say here...Apples to Oranges IMO...the India deal they were exposed to poisonous gas that killed immediately...vinyl chloride exposure is a carcinogen that causes cancer and kills over time. Neither one ends well regardless.
No, the long term impact in India was to over a half million, it had a longer term impact as well. Vinyl Chloride evaporates and breaks down quickly into other components. It's not a forever chemical. None of this is good, but it's not on the same scale as Bhopal - but, don't let that slow down the twitter crowd.
TerryP
Ivory Club
The eerie parallels between Netflix's "White Noise" and Ohio disaster
Noah Baumbach's film, based on the 1985 book, echoes the toxic event and its ecological aftermath in East Palestine
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SnakeDoc
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Mrs. SnakeDoc and I watched White Noise last week. Weird movie.The eerie parallels between Netflix's "White Noise" and Ohio disaster
Noah Baumbach's film, based on the 1985 book, echoes the toxic event and its ecological aftermath in East Palestine
