Mountain West’s dry climates allow some airborne viruses to live twice as long, study finds

KUNM | By Emma Gibson

Published March 21, 2023 at 8:35 AM MDT

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Mark Hernandez of the University of Colorado and Marina Nieto-Caballero of Colorado State University standing inside a bioaerosol chamber.

The humidity of where you live can play a big role in how long airborne viruses can survive. CU Boulder researchers found coronavirus particles released in a low-humidity environment remained infectious for twice as long than those in a more humid chamber.

The humidity of where you live can play a big role in how long airborne viruses can survive. CU Boulder researchers found coronavirus particles released in a low-humidity environment remained infectious for twice as long than those in a more humid chamber.