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Saharan dust tracker 2021 today LIVE: Map shows Florida will be hit by storm cloud that may spark Covid-like symptoms Air Pollution

Saharan dust tracker 2021 today LIVE: Map shows Florida will be hit by storm cloud that may spark Covid-like symptoms

SKY PHENOMENON 20:35, 21 Jun 2021Updated: 20:36, 21 Jun 2021A HUGE "Saharan dust cloud" is hitting parts of Florida this weekend. The plume is expected to dampen storm activity but worsen air pollution. This will cause trouble for some people with allergies and other respiratory problems. Some health experts even…
bubmag
June 20, 2021
Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy may increase babies’ obesity risk Air Pollution

Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy may increase babies’ obesity risk

A new study has suggested how much of an environmental burden one carries. Past studies have indicated that women who smoke or are chronically exposed to air pollution tend to have smaller birth weight babies. The period, either during pregnancy or shortly after birth, is a critical window of development.…
bubmag
June 11, 2021
Hotline helps in crackdown on local environmental violations Air Pollution

Hotline helps in crackdown on local environmental violations

Shanghai’s 12345, a 24-hour government-run, public-service hotline, received more than 8,700 complaints and tip-offs concerning the environment between November and April, with air pollution, noise and water pollution topping the list, authorities revealed yesterday. The 8,742 complaints and tip-offs were an increase of 6.7 percent from the same period a…
bubmag
June 8, 2021
Air pollution from reentering megaconstellation satellites could cause ozone hole 2.0 Air Pollution

Air pollution from reentering megaconstellation satellites could cause ozone hole 2.0

Home News Spaceflight The atmospheric reentry process generates extreme heat and mechanical loads, which lead to the satellite's disintegration at the altitude of about 45 miles. (Image credit: ESA) Chemicals released as defunct satellites burn in the atmosphere could damage Earth’s protective ozone layer if plans to build megaconstellations of…
bubmag
June 7, 2021
Newly Discovered Atmospheric Circulation Enhances Heatwaves and Wildfires Around the Arctic Air Pollution

Newly Discovered Atmospheric Circulation Enhances Heatwaves and Wildfires Around the Arctic

The relationships among CAW, heatwaves, wildfires, and pollution. Anomalous anticyclones characterize the atmospheric circulation that develops concomitantly over the three remote regions around the summertime Arctic (July and August). The authors named it the circum-Arctic wave (CAW) pattern. These anticyclones induce warm and dry conditions from the surface to the…
bubmag
June 2, 2021