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Steam and smoke from a factory in China
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Pollution over Southeast Asia May Threaten Ozone Health

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 27 October 201729 March 2022

Emissions of short-lived chlorine-based chemicals that deplete ozone are increasing worldwide. But over some regions of Asia, these chemicals may be on a fast track to the ozone layer.

Image of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano erupting in April 2010 was captured by NASA’s Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

New Data Record Extends History of Global Air Pollution

by S. Witman 22 August 201730 June 2022

Researchers extend long-term aerosol records to the past 40 years by combining two existing algorithms to process satellite data over both land and sea.

Ulaanbaatar Mongolia air pollution
Posted inAGU News

Closing the Air Quality Data Gap in the Developing World

by K. Pierce 11 July 201610 January 2022

How a husband-and-wife team created the world's first open access, open source international air quality data hub—a global resource for health organizations, policy makers, and others.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

What Drives Pollutant Dispersion at Night?

by Sarah Stanley 8 February 201611 May 2022

Better understanding of waves and turbulence in calm air could improve predictions of weather and pollutant dispersion.

Posted inScience Updates

Urbanization Affects Air and Water in Italy's Po Plain

by M. Masetti, S. V. Nghiem, A. Sorichetta, S. Stevenazzi, P. Fabbri, M. Pola, M. Filippini and G. R. Brakenridge 23 October 201531 May 2022

Satellite and ground-based measurements show a correlation between urban growth and increased levels of pollutants.

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Is the Shale Boom Reversing Progress in Curbing Ozone Pollution?

by G. W. Schade and G. S. Roest 21 April 201512 November 2021

Concentrations of volatile organic compounds—precursors to ground-level ozone formation—are on the rise in areas over and downwind of a major shale oil and gas field in Texas.

Posted inFeatures

Urbanization and Air Pollution: Then and Now

by D. D. Parrish and W. R. Stockwell 8 January 201529 September 2021

Analysis of decades of mitigation efforts in Los Angeles demonstrates that air quality in megacities can be greatly improved.

Posted inFeatures

Crop Residue Burning: A Threat to South Asian Air Quality

by R. P. Singh and D. G. Kaskaoutis 16 September 201420 October 2021

Smoke from the residues, burned during October and November to ready fields for next year’s planting, emanate from Punjab, a region spanning northwestern India and eastern Pakistan.

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