#32: The Rise of Air Pollution
“The sky will be darkened, and men will choke on foul air, cities shall suffocate beneath their own breath.” This quatrain is tied to industrial pollution.

With the Industrial Revolution came smoke-belching factories, smog-filled cities, and choking air quality. In the 20th century, pollution became one of the world’s biggest environmental challenges, leading to health crises and climate concerns. Nostradamus’s grim vision of darkened skies and suffocating air seems eerily in line with these modern struggles.
