Day: September 30, 2022

When air and road travel dropped during COVID, so did air pollution levels — ScienceDaily

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When air and road travel dropped during COVID, so did air pollution levels — ScienceDaily

During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, global road travel and commercial flight activity decreased by 50 percent and 60 percent, respectively, compared to pre-pandemic levels. During the lockdowns that cities imposed in the initial months of COVID, flight activity in particular was reduced to a near standstill, decreasing by 96 percent — nearly … Read more

The upside is that simple fixes will have a big impact — ScienceDaily

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The upside is that simple fixes will have a big impact — ScienceDaily

Oil and gas producers rely on flaring to limit the venting of natural gas from their facilities, but new research led by the University of Michigan shows that in the real world, this practice is far less effective than estimated — releasing five times more methane in the U.S. than previously thought. Methane is known … Read more