FIREWORKS:
Fireworks are used as a cultural symbol to celebrate the New Year.
They are beautiful but also very harmful to our health, animals and environment.
Can we justify so much destruction for 8 - 15 minute shows, and do they align with positive New Years Resolutions?
Firework Costs on New Year's Eve:
($ United States Dollars $)
Non-Reusable:
New Years Eve 2020:
* $ ~6.5 Million / 10 Minute Show ( London, UK )
* $ ~6.5 Million / 12 Minute Show ( Sydney, Australia )
New Years Eve 2019:
* $ ~4.2 Million / 10 Minute Show ( London, UK )
* $ ~6.5 Million / 12 Minute Show (Sydney, Australia )
New Years Eve 2018:
$ ~ 3 Million / 10 Minute Show ( London, UK )
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$ ~ 5.2 Million / 12 Minute Show ( Sydney, Australia )
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$ ~ 150,161 / 6 Minute Show ( Taipei, Taiwan )
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$ ~ 79,400 / 15 Minute Shows ( Zurich, Switzerland )
Firework Pollution Facts:
"Die bundesweit höchste Konzentration gab es in Berlin-Friedrichshain: Dort wurden 853 Mikrogramm Feinstaub der Partikelgröße PM10 pro Kubikmeter gemessen. Dahinter folgte eine Station in Reutlingen mit 805 Mikrogramm pro Kubikmeter und eine in der Innenstadt von Leipzig mit 781 Mikrogramm pro Kubikmeter. Der Grenzwert für das Tagesmittel beträgt 50 Mikrogramm pro Kubikmeter.
Mit größerem Abstand folgten dann Messstationen in Ottweiler (488), Karlsruhe (468), Darmstadt (467), Würzburg (452) und Friedrichshafen am Bodensee (450). Auch in Köln, München und anderen größeren Städten wurden stark erhöhte Feinstaubwerte um ein Uhr nachts am 1. Januar gemessen."
“The New Year’s Eve fireworks released around 4000 tons of fine dust, according to estimates by the Federal Environmental Agency, which is equivalent to 15 percent of the volume produced by cars and trucks throughout the year.” (Germany)
http://www.sueddeutsche.de/gesundheit/feinstaub-feinstaub-exzess-durch-silvesterfeuerwerk-1.3318973
“Fireworks propel a cocktail of chemicals into the atmosphere, many of which can harm both people and the environment. The vivid colors in the firework display come from metallic compounds such as barium or aluminum that can have negative impacts on animal and human health…..
http://www.sciencefocus.com/article/are-fireworks-bad-environment