Environment/Science
An international team of researchers led by McMaster University has found that while higher heat and humidity can slow the spread of COVID-19, longer hours of sunlight are associated with a higher incidence of the disease, in a sign that sunny days can tempt more people out even if this means a higher risk of infection. more
Fall in COVID-linked carbon emissions won’t halt climate change - UN weather agency chief
New York : An expected drop in greenhouse gas emissions linked to the global economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is only “short-term good news”, the head of the UN ...
COVID-19 environmental roll back ‘irrational’ and irresponsible’: rights expert
New York : Countries must not use the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to weaken environmental protection and enforcement, a UN independent human rights expert said on Wednesday.
Fight against desert locust swarms goes on in East Africa despite coronavirus crisis measures
New York : Sustained efforts to contain East Africa’s worst invasion of desert locusts in decades are forging ahead, despite limits on the flow of personnel and equipment stemming f ...
