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Environment 21 September 2020 By Donna Lu Shenyang, Liaoning province, in 2014JACKY CHEN/REUTERS Air pollution in China and Taiwan is estimated to have resulted in the premature deaths of 30.8 million adults since 2000. Yang Liu at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, and his colleagues used satellite imagery to quantify the amount of air pollution…

Share on PinterestNew research suggests that lockdown measures helped reduce pollution in China.A silver lining of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has been the temporary environmental benefits that various lockdown measures have brought about.These are likely to end as lockdown measures are eased; indeed, air pollution from traffic is likely to be worse, as people may prefer…

Photo: GettyNew research shows that exposure to air pollution may be “one of the most important contributors to fatality” caused by covid-19.In the new study, published in the journal Science of the Total Environment on Monday, researcher Yaron Ogen from the Institute of Geosciences and Geography at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg University examined satellite data…

Image copyright CLAUDIO REYES Image caption The Harvard research suggests Covid-19 death rates in the US rose where there was a high concentration of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) High levels of air pollution could raise the risk of dying from Covid-19, two studies suggest.Dr Maria Neira, of the World Health Organization (WHO), told BBC News…

Share on PinterestScientists have found a link between the lethality of COVID-19 and air pollution.Stay informed with live updates on the current COVID-19 outbreak and visit our coronavirus hub for more advice on prevention and treatment.A team of researchers from Aarhus University in Denmark and the University of Siena in Italy has explored the possible…