Air Pollution

CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos on a mobile device With many cities shutdown, one of the positive side effects of the shelter-in-place orders around the world has been the reports of cleaner air and water. In Los Angeles, the air quality, which is usually…

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The average concentration in March of 2015-19. Credit: NASA Over the past several weeks, NASA satellite measurements have revealed significant reductions in air pollution over the major metropolitan areas of the Northeast United States. Similar reductions have been observed in other regions of the world. These recent improvements in air…

A newly released study from researchers at Harvard University has brought more attention to the impact pollution in the air can have on patients who contract the novel coronavirus The study connected exposure to high levels of air pollution to higher rates of death from COVID-19, raising concerns for the…

The empty roads of San Francisco amid the coronavirus outbreak.Photo: GettyAs a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the world is in sleep mode. We already knew that this has resulted in air pollution dropping dramatically, but several analyses are now showing that our greenhouse gas emissions are dropping, too. In…

A rhino with a trimmed horn, which can make them less of a target for poachers.Photo: Lynne MacTavishLive wildlife markets have temporarily closed across China and air pollution is dropping in cities around the world under lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. That’s given nature some space to breathe even…

Photo: GettyHealth experts had suspected the coronavirus pandemic would kill more people in areas where there’s higher air pollution. Now, they have preliminary data to back it up.A new study released on Saturday but not yet peer reviewed is the first to look at the impact of the novel coronavirus…

Representative image Living in areas with higher levels of air pollution is associated with an increased risk of death from COVID-19, claims a study conducted in the US. The research is the first to look at the link between long-term exposure to fine particulate air pollution generated largely from fuel combustion…

AARHUS, Denmark — You would be hard pressed to find anywhere on Earth right now that isn’t feeling the effects of COVID-19. That being said, Italy has been hit the hardest with more than 16,000 coronavirus deaths to date. It’s been difficult to pinpoint exactly why so many Italians have succumbed…

For Mary Hampton, social distancing is the easy part. Her biggest vulnerability during the coronavirus pandemic is beyond her control: the massive petrochemical plant just outside her home in Reserve, Louisiana that continues to fill the air with an assortment of toxic chemicals. “Besides suffering with the virus, we gotta…