And much like Rachel Carson brought to attention the fact that pesticides were harming human health, "Under the Dome" stamped into the popular consciousness that air pollution was leading to one million premature deaths every year in China alone.
E. tal como Rachel Carson chamou a atenção para o facto de os pesticidas prejudicarem a saúde, "Sob a Cúpula" entranhou na consciência popular que a poluição do ar estava a causar um milhão de mortes prematuras, todos os anos, só na China.