Científicos descubren que condados altamente contaminados en los Estados Unidos tendrán una tasa de mortalidad por COVID19 4.5 veces más grande que aquellos condados similares.
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Lightning Research Flashes Forward
A greater understanding of lightning mechanisms is spurring the development of more accurate weather forecasting, increased public health precautions, and a more sophisticated understanding of lightning itself.
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The Long-Term Effects of Covid-19 on Field Science
As scientists wait, worry, and hunker down, they’re also looking ahead to how their projects will need to adapt.
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Geohealth: Science’s First Responders
At the intersection of human health and the environment, the emerging field called geohealth can teach us how not to repeat mistakes made in past disasters.
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Air Pollution Can Worsen the Death Rate from COVID-19
Scientists find that highly polluted counties in the United States will have a COVID-19 death rate 4.5 times higher than those with low pollution if they’re otherwise similar.
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During a Pandemic, Is Oceangoing Research Safe?
With research cruises postponed, scientists are trying to get home safe, and others worry about the fate of their instruments left at sea.
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Análisis Climáticos Para Una Mejor Predicción de Brotes de Diarrea
Investigadores han encontrado nuevas conexiones entre las condiciones climáticas del fenómeno “La Niña” y la enfermedad más letal para los niños a nivel mundial.
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Human Composting Is a Greener Way to Go
Our environmental impact doesn’t go away when we die, but there’s a way to make that impact a positive one.
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Bill Calls for Dramatically Cutting Plastic Pollution
With just 8% of plastic waste in the United States currently being recycled, the bill aims to set up an effective plastic recycling program and limit single-use plastic.
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Using Climate Studies to Better Predict Diarrhea Outbreaks
Researchers have found new connections between La Niña climate conditions and the leading killer of children worldwide.