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Viburnum leaf beetle on a chewed leaf
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Plant-Nibbling Insects May Make It Cloudier and Cooler

by Rebecca Dzombak 17 August 202217 August 2022

Insects that eat plant leaves could change the local atmosphere, but current climate models do not account for this impact.

Natural-color image of Hurricane Iota in the Gulf of Mexico from NOAA’s GOES-16 geostationary satellite
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The Complex Relationship Between Hurricanes, Air Pollution, and Climate

by Alakananda Dasgupta 17 August 20222 September 2022

A new study focuses on the frequency and distribution of tropical cyclones over the past 40 years.

北京一处雾霭中的高塔
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中国空气质量仍需进一步改善

by Saima May Sidik 12 August 202212 August 2022

在过去十年里,有毒颗粒物减少了约三分之一,但空气污染水平仍然高于健康水平。

Un cielo rojo y anaranjado sobre Portland, Oregon
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El aire nocivo a la salud podría volverse rutinario en el Pacífico Noroeste

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 10 August 202216 August 2022

Si el mundo continúa utilizando combustibles fósiles, la contaminación por partículas finas derivadas del humo de incendios podría duplicarse de finales de verano a inicios de otoño en el área del Pacífico Noroeste en los EE.UU. para el año 2100.

Smog obscures a jade pagoda in a Beijing Park.
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Despite Improvements, China’s Air Remains Unsafe

by Saima May Sidik 23 June 202212 August 2022

Toxic particulate matter has decreased by about a third over the past decade, but levels are still above what’s considered healthy.

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Cuantificando los beneficios para la salud de una transición a energías limpias en EE. UU.

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 23 June 202220 September 2022

Eliminar la contaminación del aire relacionada con la energía en los Estados Unidos podría evitar aproximadamente 50,000 muertes prematuras y ahorrar miles de millones de dólares al año.

Dark wildfire smoke moves across a partly cloudy sky.
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The Sun Bakes Wildfire Smoke, Changing Its Toxicity

by Jackie Rocheleau 13 June 202213 June 2022

A new study questions the narrative that dilution is the solution to pollution.

An air conditioner coil that has thick dust at left and is clean at right
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Indoor Air Pollution in the Time of Coronavirus

Richard Sima, freelance science writer by Richard J. Sima 31 May 202230 November 2022

How aerosol scientists spread the word on the airborne transmission of COVID-19–and what it means for cleaning our indoor air.

A coal-fired power plant on the Ohio River.
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Quantifying the Health Benefits of a U.S. Clean Energy Transition

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 23 May 202220 September 2022

Eliminating energy-related air pollution in the United States could prevent roughly 50,000 premature deaths and save billions of dollars per year.

A red and orange sky over Portland, Ore.
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Unhealthy Air Could Become Routine in the Pacific Northwest

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 7 April 202210 August 2022

If the world stays on fossil fuels, fine particle pollution from wildfire smoke could more than double in the late summer to early fall in the U.S. Pacific Northwest by 2100.

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