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The sun rises in a pink sky beyond the skyline of lower Manhattan.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

The Far-Reaching Consequences of Wildfire Smoke Plumes

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 1 December 20211 March 2023

Smoke from wildfires burning in the western United States carries harmful pollutants across the country.

Aerial view of the Washington Monument and the White House, with city buildings in the background
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Air Pollution Poses Inequitable Health Risks in Washington, D.C.

by Alexandra K. Scammell 23 November 20219 September 2024

Certain health risks are greatest in neighborhoods with higher proportions of people of color and lower levels of income and education.

Slash-and-burn agriculture in Laos
Posted inResearch Spotlights

农事用火加剧东南亚空气污染

by Terri Cook 2 November 202128 March 2023

农事用火和森林采伐用火对贫困人口的影响过大,减少这些用火每年可帮助防止5.9万人过早死亡。

Two plots showing that Delhi may experience two fewer days of pollution-favorable weather pattern and seven more days of clean-favorable weather pattern in 2070–2099.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Reduced Winter PM2.5 in Northern India Under Global Warming

by Bin Zhao 29 October 202119 October 2022

Global warming is projected to alleviate PM2.5 pollution in Delhi by decreasing pollution-favorable weather days and increasing clean-favorable weather days.

Heavy-duty diesel vehicles drive inequalities in air quality in cities across the United States.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

An Eye in the Sky Tracks Air Pollution Inequality in U.S. Cities

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 27 October 202128 March 2023

A new study uses its data to show that diesel traffic is the largest source of pollution inequality across racial and economic divides

Wind turbines tower over agricultural fields in Tunisia.
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Air Pollution Killed a Million People in Africa in 2019

by Andrew Mambondiyani 25 October 202129 March 2023

Experts say nature-based mitigation strategies and investment in renewables could reduce both indoor and outdoor air pollution and stimulate sustainable and safe growth.

Cars on the Golden Gate Bridge
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Remote Work May Be Keeping Some Cities’ Air Cleaner

by Rebecca Dzombak 12 October 202129 March 2023

Widespread remote work may have kept air pollution lower than pre-COVID-19 lockdown levels even though restrictions were lifted in 2020, a new study finds.

Slash-and-burn agriculture in Laos
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Fires Lit for Agriculture Boost Air Pollution in Southeast Asia

by Terri Cook 8 October 202129 March 2023

Reducing fires lit for agricultural management and deforestation, which unduly affect poorer populations, could help prevent 59,000 premature deaths per year.

Smog extremo sobre Shenzhen, China
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Los beneficios para la salud y el clima de reducir la contaminación del aire

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 15 September 20218 April 2022

En un nuevo estudio, investigadores aplicaron un modelo global del sistema Tierra para estimar los impactos de las reducciones de emisiones por sector.

中国深圳上空出现的严重雾霾
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减少空气污染对健康和气候的益处

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 15 September 20218 April 2022

在一项新的研究中,研究人员应用全球地球系统模型来估计各行业减排的影响。

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