r/technology • u/ourlifeintoronto • Sep 10 '23

Transportation Lithium discovery in US volcano could be biggest deposit ever found

https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/lithium-discovery-in-us-volcano-could-be-biggest-deposit-ever-found/4018032.article
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u/DoorHingesKill Sep 11 '23

Damn, I don't wanna know what Australia looks like considering they're producing three times as much as China.

From prison Island to toxic wasteland, these people down there really are all out of luck.

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u/khoabear Sep 11 '23

It's not a problem for Australia because they have a huge desert between their mine and their big cities.

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u/quintus_horatius Sep 11 '23

I hear you saying that they've been towed outside of the environment

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '23

Also see: Australian asbestos mines

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u/RHGrey Sep 11 '23

Most of Australia is already a toxic wasteland hell bent on killing you so eeeh

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u/onebadmouse Sep 11 '23

List of Countries/Regions by particulate matter (PM2.5) in µg/m³ (lower is better)

Australia scores 4.2, which places it in the top 10 countries in the world with the best air quality.

For comparison, the US scores 8.9, which means it has more than double the average number of particulates.

America air is twice as polluted as Australian air.

source: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/List_of_countries_by_air_pollution