Like any information on the throne of virus or any other science topic you should really check out our podcast so you can get it wherever you get your podcast you can also find us at. Is there a connection between air pollution and the corona fires lockdowns have helped the environment as factories closed flights were cancelled and ships slowed. In the canals of venice clear skies over delhi and see that every day but studies show quality air prior to the crisis could have made people. High been physical and less the 1st up at what the Scientific Evidence says about pollution and corona fatalities. Its a map that many of us have become painfully familiar with the red dots showing coronavirus cases around the world. The number of fatalities has been especially high in northern italy. In spain around the capital madrid similar scenarios. This has prompted some researchers to examine the environment in these regions more closely among them if you are an organ a joke refer at the universit
Around the world as manufacturing grinds to a halt in many sectors as businesses are forced to close the Economic Impact of the covert crisis is biting the i. M. F. Issues regular reports on the Global Financial situation 3 months ago they were predicting widespread growth for one of us has radically changed the landscape we are projecting Global Growth in 20224 to minus. 3 percent now this is a downgrade of 6. 3 Percentage Points from jan return to 20 a Major Division or a very short period of time this makes the great lock down the worst recession since the Great Depression and far worse than the Global Financial crises. One of the biggest drops will come a new unit paean euro zone which is expected to take a hit of 7. 5 percent the u. S. Where the president is pushing to reopen the economy is looking at a contraction of nearly 6 percent japan 5. 2 percent down the same as latin america in china where the pandemic began and has begun to reopen its economy its expected to record growt
University of california at Santa Barbara professor romans and its good to talk to you thank you for your time thank you for having me on i can see that youre also connecting with us you know a whole no no the only one you have. A whole order war almost a month. What its been like for you. Well were on yeah were on lockdown the University Closed over a month ago d in the 1st week of march and we moved to Online Education i mean this is a completely different light we know wont last forever but i also think that were never going to go back to normalcy it will be by normalcy is great pandemic and now youve been writing about the perils of have to receive globalization for many years and i think its fair to say that youve been pretty sure radical about it by the standards of the wall street journal i wonder if these last weeks and months have changed your analysis in any way not at all i think it confirms my analysis ive been arguing for the last decade or so that what were capitalism cri
How low can or oil prices go crude oil drops below 30. 00 a barrel as a price war between 2. 00 of the worlds biggest producers worsens how badly will that hurt the Global Economy already suffering from a coronavirus pandemic this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im norrin taylor the coronavirus pandemic is triggering fears of a global recession businesses around the world the shot stock markets are suffering massive losses on top of all that an Oil Price War between 2 of the worlds biggest producers the dispute between saudi arabia and russia has already pushed the price to its lowest in 4 years brant crude dropped below 30 us dollars a barrel on monday Global Demand for oil was already low since governments imposed widespread lock downs and airlines grounded flights because of a disease you know a cartel opec and the International Energy agency both warn that developing countries such as algeria angola and venezuela could suffer the most losing up to 85 percent of th
And next week and theyll be a lot of death unfortunately. The u. S. President warns all of americas toughest week in the battle against coronavirus. And the army of robots helping to relieve the pressure on Health Workers treating coronavirus victims. And in sport kobe bryant receives one of the last couple of highest honors a former and the superstar who died in a Helicopter Crash earlier this year has been inducted into the leagues hall of fame. We begin in spain where there is calls for at least a little hold as the latest coronavirus figures are released Officials Say another 674. 00 people have died there but it is the 3rd day in a row that the death toll has fallen down 135. 00 from the previous day the infection rate is also sawing the Prime Minister is asking poland to extend lockdown measures by 2 weeks iran will allow law. No risk Economic Activities to resume from saturday 2 thirds of government Sector Workers will head back to work despite warnings were possible 2nd wave of