HomeTagsCovid19

Tag: covid19

The decrease in CO2 emissions during the pandemic shutdown shows it is possible to reach the Paris Agreement goals

An international team of researchers discovered that the sudden drop in CO2 emissions during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic shows that it is possible to reduce emissions sufficiently to meet the 1.5-degree Celsius global temperature increase goal. The researchers describe their study...

Air contamination deteriorates during winter at airports

Every year, nearly 7 million people die as a result of air pollution around the world. Airports, according to McGill University experts, are hotspots for airborne contaminants that are harmful to human health and the climate. Researchers looked examined air pollution at three major...

Progress made in construction of Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope

An enormous hole 22 meters in diameter has been dug near the summit of Cerro Chajnantor in Chile's the Atacama Desert. This happened at an elevation of 18,400 feet. The hole stands ready for the cement foundation on which the Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope...

How mechanical ventilation affects the trajectories of aerosols that may carry viral particles

We have known for a longtime now that the COVID-19 virus and SARS-CoV-2 is a mostly airborne diseases. Ventilation of indoor spaces is therefore one of the most useful ways in which we can keep people safe. Research in the International Journal of Simulation and...