Everything Wrong With Everything

Very random facts, statistics and generally pessimistic opinions about the the state of the world.

[wowthatsoundsbad]

Pretty sure nuclear energy is totally clean except the part where 80,000 tonnes of spent nuclear fuel are sitting around in the US alone.

Which is apparently very bad. Who would have guessed... 

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/10/19/nuclear-waste-great-lakes/1417767002/

[wowthatsoundsbad]

Mumbai is predicted to get submerged by 2050. 20 million people living on 'reclaimed' land, soon to be truly reclaimed by the ocean. 

Let that... sink in.

[Photo, Mumbai before reclamation: oldphotosbombay.blogspot.com]

[wowthatsoundsbad]

Rocket vs. Supercar

One rocket launch creates roughly 1300 tonnes of CO2. Theoretically. To put that in perspective, driving your average Bugatti across the USA from east to west would emit about 3 tonnes.