Air pollution speeds snowmelt
Beijing, China (SPX) Jun 28, 2023
During the restrictive lockdown period of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, a new study reveals that diminished anthropogenic pollutant emissions significantly slowed the rate of snow and ice melt in the Himalayas. The research, led by Liqiang Zhang and colleagues, used multiple satellite data sources and an advanced modeling system to examine the impacts of a sudden, substantial reduction in parti