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两座烟囱矗立在一片浓重的烟雾之中,而这些烟雾几乎完全遮蔽了城市的景色。
Posted inResearch Spotlights

哪些国家因颗粒物空气污染付出的代价最大?

by Nathaniel Scharping 16 April 202616 April 2026

要减轻空气污染的影响,就需要估算出哪些地区因污染造成的损失最大,包括经济损失和生命损失。

Dust clouds rise from a dry, flat expanse of lake bed in front of mountains and a partly cloudy sky in the background.
Posted inScience Updates

Lessons from Linking Great Salt Lake Desiccation and Depression

by M. Neelam and Kamaldeep Bhui 10 April 202610 April 2026

By melding different expertise and merging disparate datasets, researchers revealed how lake bed dust may be affecting mental health outcomes across Utah.

A city skyline with smog hanging over it
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Which Countries Are Paying the Highest Price for Particulate Air Pollution?

by Nathaniel Scharping 28 January 202617 April 2026

Reducing the effects of air pollution requires estimations of where it costs the most—in both money and lives.

Catastrophic July 2025 flooding in central Texas: debris is caught against a bridge in a swollen river.
Posted inReport

The State of the Science 1 Year On: Health and Safety

by AGU 15 January 202615 January 2026

The Trump administration has holistically reevaluated the government’s relationship—and how it responds to threats— to the health and welfare of its citizens.

The Sherburne County (Sherco) Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant owned by Xcel Energy, emits steam in Becker, Minnesota.
Posted inReport

The State of the Science 1 Year On: Environment

by AGU 15 January 202615 January 2026

Administration policies have eliminated funding sources, review processes, and pollution limits designed to protect the nation’s land, water, and air.

Tres hombres con chaquetas amarillas y cascos están de pie junto a un árbol talado o caído. El aire a su alrededor es polvoriento, y uno de ellos levanta un terrón.
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Donde hay fuego, hay humo

by Emily Dieckman 16 September 20253 October 2025

Utilizando los instrumentos de monitoreo existentes y nuevos, investigadores trabajan para comprender mejor la calidad del aire durante y después de los incendios forestales de Los Ángeles.

A lush, green forest with mist in the background.
Posted inResearch & Developments

Living Near an Indigenous Forest Could Reduce the Risk of Disease

by Grace van Deelen 11 September 202526 February 2026

An analysis of 20 years of health data in eight Amazonian countries, published today in Communications Earth and Environment, shows that protecting Indigenous-managed forests may help reduce various kinds of disease, including fire-related respiratory diseases and illnesses spread by animals.

Tres hombres con chaquetas amarillas y cascos están de pie junto a un árbol talado o caído. El aire a su alrededor es polvoriento, y uno de ellos levanta un terrón.
Posted inFeatures

Where There’s Fire, There’s Smoke

by Emily Dieckman 26 August 202516 September 2025

Using both existing and newly launched monitoring instruments, researchers work to better understand air quality during and after the Los Angeles wildfires.

Photo of a large plume of smoke emitting from a volcano.
Posted inEditors' Vox

Inside Volcanic Clouds: Where Tephra Goes and Why It Matters

by Federica Pardini 16 June 202512 June 2025

Monitoring and forecasting the movement of volcanic clouds is key to mitigating the impacts on communities, infrastructure, and air traffic.

A gif of images from Mars that show distant mountains gradually being blocked from view by blowing red dust
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Martian Dust Will Be a Health Hazard for Astronauts

by Rebecca Dzombak 14 March 202514 March 2025

Prolonged exposure to the Red Planet’s regolith, which contains carcinogens and toxic metals, could pose respiratory threats and increase chronic disease risk.

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