Others may want seize the moment to check out for the first time in their lives just how many stars you can see in the night sky
when urban pollution doesn't obstruct the view.
Not exact matches
THE sheer number of particles in
urban air
pollution may be the critical factor that pushes up death rates from heart and lung problems
when cities are hit by smog, according to Anthony Seaton, professor of environmental and occupational medicine at the University of Aberdeen.
«What happens
when you have
urban and industrial
pollution,» ACE - Asia scientist Huebert explains, «is that you wind up with so many small particles that you wind up with a very large number of very tiny droplets that are too tiny to settle out [of the cloud].
«It is particularly bad for
urban birds during the breeding season
when they are torn between allocating resources towards fighting the toxic effects of
pollution or towards laying healthy eggs, both of which aren't helped by their poor diet.»
People struggle to prioritise such risks
when set against everyday concerns that are much more real and pressing, like poverty, hunger, air and water
pollution, and
urban congestion.
Emissions from these types of products now account for a large portion of air
pollution in
urban areas, say researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder — especially during the a.m. rush hour
when we're all commuting to work.
Lee Schipper, a specialist on cities, transportation and
pollution diving time between Stanford and Berkeley, is a frequent presence on Dot Earth and a source for me
when pondering how the world heads toward nine billion mainly -
urban humans with the fewest traffic jams and smog alerts.
Urban Pollution Also Affects Rainfall Patterns Near City But where the research gets really interesting is
when it examines the effects of
pollution from the city on weather: