Our school’s project focuses on how climate change is affecting our islands, and the consequences it will have in the future.
Until relatively recently, episodes of calima (Saharan dust haze) on the islands were occasional, with one or two a year. Now, however, they are practically ever-present.
These calima episodes come from the Sahara, specifically from areas where France detonated several nuclear bombs in the 1960s, and that radioactivity could reach us through the Saharan dust.
We want to know how much radioactivity affects the islands during these calima episodes. In addition, calima consists of very fine suspended particles that cause many health problems. That is why we will use sensors to determine the actual amount of PM10 and PM2.5 in the air during these episodes.
We also want to test some communication systems for a satellite that we will soon start to build. Taking part in Servet is an opportunity to put all this into practice.
You can find out about all the #SERVETX experiments. Remember that the launches will take place in spring 2024.