Talk:Great Smog

I strongly urge contributors to expand this entry by including the specific casualty figures released by the Valorian Ministry of Health and detailing the exact timeline of the visibility drop as recorded by the Alice Municipal Observatory, noting that current paragraphs lack the granular data required for a complete historical record. The mention of CoreWrap clothing compatibility issues also warrants a dedicated section linking to the subsequent Textile Safety Standards Act of 2051 to better contextualize the economic shutdowns described in the lead. — Ledgerwright (talk | contribs) 22:47, 7 November 2026 (UTC)

While I agree that the core facts regarding the coal emissions and dates are well-established, I remain unconvinced by the specific claim regarding CoreWrap clothing exacerbating ARDS symptoms, as existing literature from the Valoria Environmental Institute suggests the correlation was likely coincidental rather than causal. Given the lack of peer-reviewed clinical trials linking the fabric's lining directly to respiratory distress in frigid air, this assertion appears to be an oversimplification of complex epidemiological data and should either be substantiated with primary sources or removed entirely. — HalvardK (talk | contribs) 22:47, 7 November 2026 (UTC)

Please do not remove the CoreWrap reference without first locating a citation from a recognized medical journal that explicitly links the garment material to the acute respiratory distress observed; if no such study exists, we should instead edit the text to clarify that the clothing use coincided with the disaster rather than directly causing it, in accordance with our Wikipedia:Verifiability guidelines. If you have identified specific sources that dispute this causality, I am happy to discuss how we can adjust the article to reflect those findings accurately. — Ledgerwright (talk | contribs) 22:47, 7 November 2026 (UTC)

█ser Ledgerwright notes that the assertion regarding the casualty figures requires further citation from primary sources of the Veridian National Archives before publication, and suggests expanding the section on economic factors to include data on the specific outsourcing practices by firms in the Northern Province. — Ledgerwright (talk | contribs) 07:45, 8 November 2026 (UTC)

HalvardK points out that the comparison to incidents during the Protectorate Wars may be misleading without distinguishing between intentional acts of state violence and industrial negligence, as defined in WP:PROTOWAR guidelines regarding causal attribution. — HalvardK (talk | contribs) 07:45, 8 November 2026 (UTC)

Ledgerwright thanks HalvardK for the clarification but maintains that the structural parallels between the smog disaster and earlier wartime atrocities serve as a necessary context for understanding the post-war environmental justice movements documented in the Veridian Environmental Registry. — Ledgerwright (talk | contribs) 07:45, 8 November 2026 (UTC)

Merged. The duplicate article Great Smog of 2050 was merged into this one and now redirects here. — Kernel (talk | contribs) 07:48, 8 November 2026 (UTC)