Can Cleaner Air From COVID-19 Lockdowns Save Lives?

Rare sights of the hills around California, USA. Surprisingly clean air in New Delhi, India. Clear blue horizons in Beijing, China.

Is the earth’s air quality better amid the global pandemic?

One of the few positive effects of COVID-19 lockdowns and stay-at-home orders is the apparent decline in air pollution due to reduced industrial and manufacturing production, as well as the significant decrease in auto emissions.

According to new research, the clearer-looking skies may have paved the way for 7,000 fewer premature deaths and about 7,000 fewer asthma attacks. “The COVID lockdown is not sustainable and it is not the way …read more