Environment Assignment

Week 8 Activity - The COVID-19 Shutdown and Air Quality

Overview

Sometimes nature presents itself as a laboratory, where scientists can study results that are far more broad-based than any test they could set up in a controlled environment. COVID-19 “shutdowns” offered such an opportunity, when large geographic areas reduced activity to stop the spread of COVID-19. Scientists are studying the impacts on air quality, looking for lessons that could have broader significance for policies to slow climate change.

Instructions

Write a 1page paper using the following instructions:

1. Select one of the following articles to read: 

. Paul Villeneuve. September 2020.  Methodological Considerations for Epidemiological Studies of Air Pollution and the SARS and COVID-19 Coronavirus Outbreaks . https://search-ebscohost-com.libdatab.strayer.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=8gh&AN=146351554&site=ehost-live&scope=site

. Yasin Elshorbany. February 2021.  The Status of Air Quality in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Remote Sensing Perspective . https://search-ebscohost-com.libdatab.strayer.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=148502689&site=ehost-live&scope=site

. Maya Kumari. June 2021.  Multivariate and Spatial Analysis of Reduced Urban Air Pollution During COVID-19 Pandemic in Delhi . https://search-ebscohost-com.libdatab.strayer.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=152663621&site=ehost-live&scope=site

. Nidhi Verma. July 10, 2021.  Profound Implications of COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown on the Earth’s Ecosystem: A Case Study Using Remote Sensing Data . https://search-ebscohost-com.libdatab.strayer.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=151422853&site=ehost-live&scope=site

· Summarize the conclusions in the article in your own words. Support the summary with references to the article.

· Analyze whether or not the article provides insights into possible solutions to climate change. Support the insights with evidence to the article or other resources.