7th International Conference on Geological and Environmental Sustainability

With the novel COVID-19 spreading and affecting numerous cities across the world in a matter of months, we see new scientific research about it every day. COVID-19 is causing global trade to be disrupted, flights are being canceled, and many people are now working or staying at home. C ould the devastating impact of the new coronavirus pandemic destroy the momentum that the climate movement has built up over the last year? Some say so, fearing that the economic fallout will push climate down the list of priorities for governments, and that travel restrictions will force a delay to the U.N. climate conference. That can’t happen. What brought us to this point of unprecedented interest in taking climate action is  climate change itself. We have witnessed huge, record-breaking fires and  floods , from California to Siberia, all in the space of one year. Sadly those negative impacts will continue, both in frequency and intensity. If we thought we could forget about it, I’m sad to say

            Can Warmer Weather Conditions                        Crush Corona Virus? There's seasonality to many viruses. Flu and cold viruses tend to peak in winter months, and then die down with warmer weather. Empty, mocked-up shells of the new corona virus, SARS-CoV-2, and may help explain how well the virus stands up to heat, humidity and other environmental changes. Corona-viruses tend to be associated with winter because of how they're spread. In addition, there's the matter of transmission. Viruses spread through respiratory droplets that are released when an infected person coughs or sneezes. And the droplets are more likely to spread under certain conditions. What we know is that they're [the droplets] is better at staying afloat when the air is cold and dry. When the air is humid and warm, [the droplets] fall to the ground more quickly, and it makes transmission harder. Not every corona virus hews to the same rules. For instance, the one that

                              Beware of Earthquakes! : It is a sudden shaking movement of the ground caused by the passage of seismic waves through earth’s rocks. It is known as quake. Earthquakes can be extremely violent. These are caused by movement of the earth’s tectonic plates. The primary effects of earthquakes are, ground rupture, ground shaking landslides, liquefaction and tsunamis. The secondary effect of earthquakes is fires. These earthquakes are usually caused when rock underground suddenly breaks. When two blocks of rocks are rubbing each other they stick and when the rock breaks the earthquakes occur. The five causes of earthquakes are volcanic eruption , tectonic movements, geological faults, man-made and minor causes. Earthquakes are caused mostly by rupture of geological  faults  but also by other events such as volcanic activity, landslides, mine blasts, and  nuclear tests . An earthquake's point of initial rupture is called its focus  or hypocenter. T