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The Global Health Benefits of Going Net Zero

by Kirsten Steinke 14 February 202316 April 2024

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 202322 March 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

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer 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 202222 March 2023

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

Skyline of a construction site in Mumbai, India
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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 20223 June 2024

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.

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。

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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.

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Community Scientists Help to Beat the Heat

by Gabriel Filippelli 25 July 202225 July 2022

As cities face health threats from heat and air pollution—both expected to worsen from climate change—researchers pilot a community scientist effort to map air quality and improve urban health.

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