COVID-19 has run rampant around the world. Economies are suffering, public health is weakening, and panic is arising. But, has anyone stopped to ask how COVID-19 is affecting the climate? Even better, has anyone stopped to wonder what part climate change played in making COVID-19 worse? I explain this and more in this episode of Let's Talk Global Warming. 

SOURCES:

China and New York Emissions (BBC):

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51944780

American Lung Association: 

https://www.lung.org/clean-air/outdoors/what-makes-air-unhealthy/nitrogen-dioxide

Nitrogen Dioxide (NASA):

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/?p%3D7966%26src%3Deorss-blogs

Dr. Aaron Bernstein (Center for Climate, Health, and The Global Environment) 

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/c-change/news/coronavirus-climate-change-and-the-environment/

US Stimulus Deal:

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/25/whats-in-stimulus-package-coronavirus-149282

New York Times:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/opinion/sunday/coronavirus-climate-change.html

International Energy Agency:

https://www.iea.org/commentaries/put-clean-energy-at-the-heart-of-stimulus-plans-to-counter-the-coronavirus-crisis 

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Want to know how evaporation and poop play a role in climate change? This episode is a summary of episodes 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7 where we learned all about the greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases, and how they are influencing global warming. If you would like to know more about any of the topics described, make sure to listen to the episode pertaining to it or commenting on Instagram or in the comment section. 

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Water Vapor is a fundamental part of the water cycle... and a greenhouse gas? This episode is all about how Water Vapor effects the global warming and other greenhouse gases.

Water Cycle:

https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Hydrologic_cycle

Water Vapor: 

https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/climatescience/climatesciencenarratives/its-water-vapor-not-the-co2.html

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Even though they are the most unknown Greenhouse Gases, Fluorinated Gases are the strongest greenhouse gases with warming capabilities thousands of times stronger than Carbon Dioxide. In this episode, I discuss what Fluorinated Gases are, where they come from, and how we can stop them from being emitted.

F-Gases:

https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/overview-greenhouse-gases

https://www.nrdc.org/stories/greenhouse-effect-101

https://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/f-gas/legislation_en

HFCs:

https://www/ozone.unep.org/treaties/montreal-protocol

PFCs

https://www.metalsupermarkets.com/how-aluminum-is-made/

https://www.epa.gov/f-gas-partnership-programs/aluminum-industry

Sulfur Hexafluorides:

https://www.epa.gov/f-gas-partnership-programs/magnesium-industry

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/sulfur-hexafluoride

Semiconductors:

http://matse1.matse.illinois.edu/sc/ware.html

https://www.epa.gov/f-gas-partnership-programs/semiconductor-industry 

Electrical Power Equipment:

https://www.epa.gov/f-gas-partnership-programs/electric-power-systems-partnership 

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Even though it is known as laughing gas, the threat nitrous oxide poses to our environment is no laughing matter. Stronger than both Methane and Carbon Dioxide, Nitrous Oxide is a dangerous greenhouse gas. This episode is about why it is dangerous, where it is coming from, and what can be done to avoid emissions.

Links To Sources:
Nitrous Oxide:
https://www.carbonbrief.org/nitrous-oxide-emissions-could-double-by-2050-study-finds

https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/overview-greenhouse-gases

https://www.eia.gov/environment/emissions/ghg_report/ghg_nitrous.php

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11092019/nitrous-oxide-climate-pollutant-explainer-greenhouse-gas-agriculture-livestock

 Ozone Layer:

https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17698-laughing-gas-is-biggest-threat-to-ozone-layer/

 Agriculture/Manure:

https://academic.oup.com/af/article/9/1/69/5173494

https://theconversation.com/nitrogen-pollution-the-forgotten-element-of-climate-change-69348

https://ucanr.edu/sites/Nutrient_Management_Solutions/stateofscience/Nitrous_Oxide__In_focus/
http://www.ghgonline.org/nitrousagri.htm

 Industrial Processes:

https://www.gasmet.com/applications/emissions/fertilizer-and-nitric-acid-production/
http://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/8489

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When you think greenhouse gases, do you only think of Carbon Dioxide? If that's the case, then you are in for a surprise when you learn that Carbon Dioxide is far from being the only threat to climate. This episode is about the second most common greenhouse gas, Methane, and its sources, characteristics, and some ways to stop emissions.

Links for Sources:

Methane:

https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/overview-greenhouse-gases

https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/education/info_activities/pdfs/CTA_the_methane_cycle.pdf

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/methane/

Permafrost:

https://www.climate.nasa.gov/news/2785/unexpected-future-boost-of-methane-possible-from-arctic-permafrost/

Livestock Emissions:

https://www.academic.oup.com/af/article/9/1/69/5173494

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/07/03/623645396/surf-and-turf-to-reduce-gas-emissions-from-cows-scientists-look-to-the-ocean

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/heres-how-much-giving-up-beef-helps--or-doesnt-help--the-planet/2017/07/20/03bb5ba2-6d60-11e7-b9e2-2056e768a7e5_story.html

Oil/Natural Gas/Coal:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/21/climate/methane-leaks.html

Landfills/Wastewater:

https://www.sierraclub.org/sites/www.sierraclub.org/files/landfill-gas-qa.pdf

https://www.nrdc.org/sites/default/files/lfg.pdf

https://www.epa.gov/lmop/basic-information-about-landfill-gas

Rice Farming

https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/rice-farming-climate-change-global-warming-india-nitrous-oxide-methane-a8531401.html

 
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