OTTAWA — Environment Canada research scientists say the COVID-19-induced economic slowdown is leading to cleaner air in many Canadian cities.
Chris McLinden and Debora Griffin say remote satellite sensors show significant drops in the nitrogen dioxide pollution hovering above many major cities like Toronto, Montreal and Edmonton.
McLinden says on average Canada’s big cities have seen air pollution fall by about one-third.
Health Canada last year estimated that more than 14,000 Canadians die prematurely each year because of air pollution.
Miriam Diamond, a professor of earth sciences at the University of Toronto, says even a temporary drop in air pollution can have a positive impact on human health, especially in a pandemic when people with existing respiratory illnesses will feel better just by breathing cleaner air.
McLinden also says the data he and Griffin are collecting right now is an unexpected real-life experiment that is going to help improve modelling for where air pollution is coming from and how best it can be improved over the long term.
Except the Soo lol
In some Canadian cities this may be true, but not in the Soo.
Let’s shut it down and see what happens…
I would say the world. That’s why we’re getting those amazing sun sets.
Hmmm, try living near the plant. The smell is unbearable, you have to keep your windows shut. No wonder the taxes are lower. Thankfully it isn’t my forever home if I don’t die of cancer.
Debbie Humes sometimes you have to fart to clear the air…
I’m in Jamestown area…
Debbie Humes if your selling…..msg me
No shit……lol
Give it a month
That is a good thing