Seasonal correlation of meteorological parameters and PM2.5 with the COVID-19 confirmed cases and deaths in Baghdad, Iraq.

• Main Authors: Hashim, Bassim Mohammed, Al-Naseri, Saadi K., Hamadi, Alaa M., Mahmood, Tahani Anwar, Halder, Bijay, Shahid, Shamsuddin, Yaseen, Zaher Mundher
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd. 2023
• Subjects: TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/105582/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103799
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

The COVID-19 pandemic was a serious global health emergency in 2020 and 2021. This study analyzed the seasonal association of weekly averages of meteorological parameters, such as wind speed, solar radiation, temperature, relative humidity, and air pollutant PM2.5, with confirmed COVID-19 cases and...