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Fireworks provide a few minutes of joy, but the economic and environmental costs last much longer

Phys.org · WORLD · Science · 11/4/2026, 12:40:02 PM

Every Bonfire Night, people pay for a box of fireworks so their friends and family can enjoy the colorful display. Within a few minutes, it's all over. But the price on the box doesn't reflect the hidden costs: the smoke inhaled by neighbors, the animals disturbed or the public services called out when things go wrong.

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