Researchers develop tools to predict the dispersal of chemical plumes, pollutants
Tuesday, August 21, 2018 - 14:01
in Earth & Climate
On April 4, 2017, the town of Khan Sheikhoun in northwest Syria experienced one of the worst chemical attacks in recent history. A plume of sarin gas spread more than 10 kilometers (about six miles), carried by buoyant turbulence, killing more than 80 people and injuring hundreds.