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Google is making a map of methane leaks for the whole world to see (www.businessinsider.com)

submitted 7 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Google is making a map of methane leaks for the whole world to see::Google will use satellite data, AI, and its computing power to map methane emissions around the globe. The transparency marks a new era in climate accountability.

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[–] SuckMyWang@lemmy.world -1 points 7 months ago (3 children)

It would be simple for smart phone manufacturers to have an air quality tester built into the phone. Everyone being able to measure how crappy the air around them is and be notified when it’s unhealthy would push action on environmental care, reduction in cars etc

[–] SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world 29 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Have you ever seen an air quality tester? Especially one that can tell between different kinds of pollutants? They are not exactly pocket compatible

[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like we need to make bigger pockets

[–] _cnt0@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

Pockets are only replaceable by bigger pockets.

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Consumer grade Air Quality Index devices give off crazy readings from things you wouldn't think they would. If a normal reading indoors is about 100, someone walking by with perfume on can spike it to 450 for a few seconds. Someone using a cleaning product to wipe down a table can spike it to 250. Someone cooking meal can spike it to 400.

None of those are things we're looking to change, but would show up in your readings you're proposing.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

How high does a good fart get it?

[–] veroxii@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Real life experiments: https://youtu.be/ZQdlFfSq1kw?si=XZiMVvPBxiZemYwd

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[–] Ottomateeverything@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You can already see this on air quality maps and such anyway. People just don't care.

[–] YungOnions@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I think people probably care quite a lot, actually. What're you basing that statement off of?

[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That this information is already readily available to the masses, and it hasn't changed anyone's behavior. It certainly appears that most people don't care.

[–] YungOnions@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 months ago

I mean, it might seem that way but evidence suggests otherwise: https://www.undp.org/press-releases/worlds-largest-survey-public-opinion-climate-change-majority-people-call-wide-ranging-action

This is more likely evidence of the lack of awareness people have of data like this, rather than a disinterest in the topic. Just because it's readily available, doesn't mean people know about it. Also, don't confuse a lack of interest in viewing data on air quality as a lack of interest in air quality itself. Those are not the same thing.