In the article "Pollution Alert System Launched in Scotland", it discusses how Scotland is now sending text messages or emails to people who subscribe to air quality alerts. These alerts tell people the air quality that day. Sending alerts to people about the air quality is important because it lets people know if they should not be spending a lot time outside that day. The air quality in Scotland is improving, but some days it can be extremely dangerous. It is damaging to people's health and can lead to breathing problems or heart attacks. As Postel mentioned in her article, "Water Adapting to a New Normal", technology is and will be important for solving environmental problems. As technology is able to send alerts to farmers about irrigation levels or operators about leaking pipes, technology is now able to tell people who live in Scotland when it is safe to be outside. I believe that technology has a lot of opportunities to help benefit the environment by alerting people about problems.