Eyes in the Sky
TECHNOLOGY Eyes in the Sky Satellite data can be used to assess the health impact of dust storms and the spread of mosquito-borne diseases. Additional applications could be on the horizon. by Jane Palmer In June 2020, a giant Saharan dust storm wafted across the Atlantic Ocean and invaded the southeastern U.S. and the Caribbean. For several days, this “Godzilla” of dust inflicted dangerous levels of air pollution on residents of the Florida Panhandle, Texas, Oklahoma and Puerto Rico. To investigate how dust clouds affect human health, an...
Source: protomag.com