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, assim como Rachel Carson trouxe à tona o fato de que pesticidas prejudicavam a saúde humana, "Under the Dome" gravou no consciente popular que a poluição do ar estava levando a 1 milhão de mortes prematuras por ano só na China.