Natural disasters ranging from hurricanes to river flooding can expose people to dangerous environmental contaminants.
Tracking How Natural Disasters Become Pollution Disasters
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Researchers Reveal Serious Flaws in Studies Linking COVID-19 and Air Pollution
Carleton University’s Paul Villeneuve and McGill University’s Mark Goldberg have published new research calling into question reported links between air pollution and mortality from COVID-19.
Climate Change Threatens Komodo Dragons
The world’s largest lizard, the Komodo dragon, could be driven to extinction by climate change unless significant measures to intervene are taken soon.
Nunavut’s Milne Ice Shelf Suddenly Collapses
The Milne Ice Shelf on the northwest coast of Nunavut’s Ellesmere Island has broken-up, reducing in size by almost half and setting large ice islands adrift in the Arctic Ocean.
NASA-NOAA Satellite Catches Nighttime View of Major Hurricane Teddy
An early morning infrared image of Hurricane Teddy taken from NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite shows the proximity of the strengthening hurricane to the Lesser Antilles island chain and Puerto Rico. Teddy is a major hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
Research Finds Clue To Decoding Retinal Signals For Better Bionic Eyes
Retinal prosthetics, like bionic eyes, currently don’t produce sharp, accurate pictures.
