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Climate Models Aren’t Dusty Enough

by Jon Kelvey 20 March 202320 March 2023

Mineral dust aloft in the atmosphere has a cooling effect not accounted for in current climate models.

The skyline of San Francisco, shrouded by clouds and smog, sits against a pastel blue and orange background.
Posted inNews

“Revolutionary” Instrument to Watch North American Skies

by Damond Benningfield 17 March 202317 March 2023

TEMPO, scheduled for launch this April, will monitor ozone and other pollutants during hourly daytime scans, providing data for better air quality forecasts and atmospheric models.

Satellite image of tan whisps of clouds over green land. There is brown land to the right and blue ocean to the left.
Posted inNews

Extreme Wildfires Make Their Own Weather

by Elise Cutts 8 March 202313 March 2023

Extreme fires in the western United States and Southeast Asia influenced the local weather in ways that make fires and smoke pollution worse.

Personas sentadas en un auditorio, frente a un escenario.
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Estableciendo el marco para la acción climática bajo el Protocolo de Montreal

by Stephen O. Andersen, Marco Gonzalez and Nancy J. Sherman 1 March 20231 March 2023

Doce artículos fueron la base científica para la rápida acción que reforzó el tratado, el cual ya estaba salvaguardando el ozono estratosférico, para que también protegiera el clima al reducir los super contaminantes.

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The Global Health Benefits of Going Net Zero

by Kirsten Steinke 14 February 202314 February 2023

Climate change mitigation plans would also reduce air pollution. That could save hundreds of thousands of lives in the coming decades.

Claude Monet’s painting Houses of Parliament, Sunlight in the Fog (1904).
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¿Estaban los maestros impresionistas retratando una realidad contaminada?

by James Dacey 3 February 2023

Análisis de imágenes sugiere que el estilo de los artistas evolucionó en sincronía con el incremento de la contaminación en el aire durante la Revolución Industrial.

View of Seattle through a layer of wildfire smoke
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Potentially Good News for Solar Energy During Wildfires

by Jenessa Duncombe 18 January 202318 January 2023

A preliminary analysis suggests that the impact of smoke blocking the Sun during 2020’s megafires was minimal for the nation’s solar panels.

Claude Monet’s painting Houses of Parliament, Sunlight in the Fog (1904).
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Were Impressionist Masters Painting a Polluted Reality?

by James Dacey 12 December 20223 February 2023

Image analysis suggests that artists’ styles evolved in sync with increasing air pollution during the Industrial Revolution.

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Indian Cities Invest in Low-Cost Air Quality Sensors

by Deepa Padmanaban 19 October 202228 October 2022

The sensors help bridge gaps in air quality data due to critical shortages of government monitoring stations.

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Setting the Stage for Climate Action Under the Montreal Protocol

by Stephen O. Andersen, Marco Gonzalez and Nancy J. Sherman 18 October 20221 March 2023

Twelve papers formed the scientific basis for fast action to strengthen the treaty, which was already safeguarding stratospheric ozone, so it also protects the climate by reducing super pollutants.

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