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Una imagen del Frjiol (Cloud Gate) en el Parque Milenio en Chicago. Varias personas están en la imagen con atuendos veraniegos.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Estimando la frecuencia e intensidad las olas de calor: Un caso de estudio en Chicago

by Saima Sidik 20 April 202220 April 2022

Modelado numérico mostró los impactos extendidos de la ola de calor del 2012 en Chicago, clarificando los impactos de la ola de calor y la isla de calor urbana en la temperatura de la ciudad.

A red and orange sky over Portland, Ore.
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Unhealthy Air Could Become Routine in the Pacific Northwest

by Jenessa Duncombe 7 April 20227 April 2022

If the world stays on fossil fuels, fine particle pollution from wildfire smoke could more than double in the late summer to early fall in the U.S. Pacific Northwest by 2100.

Close-up view of a piloted submersible with headlights on diving underwater amid a school of fish
Posted inOpinions

Deep-Sea Exploration Could Help Us Fight the Next Pandemic

by Nathan J. Robinson 25 March 202211 April 2022

Deep-ocean-dwelling microbes may hold keys to improved medical diagnostics and new drugs for fighting diseases. But we must search Earth’s most extreme habitats to find them.

An image of the Bean (Cloud Gate) located in Millennium Park in Chicago
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Estimating Heat Wave Frequency and Strength: A Chicago Case Study

by Saima Sidik 10 March 202220 April 2022

Numerical modeling shows widespread impacts of the 2012 Chicago heat wave, shedding light on heat wave and urban heat island impacts on the city’s temperature.

A street in Philadelphia following a winter storm
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Road Salts Linked to High Sodium Levels in Tap Water

by Sarah Stanley 8 March 202210 May 2022

Use of deicing agents may sometimes raise sodium levels in drinking water beyond healthy limits for people on salt-restricted diets.

A white-handled push broom with black bristles stands with a large dust bunny before it on the hardwood floor. In the corner is a white ovoid vase.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

A Simple Model Predicts Household Lead Exposure Risk

by Alexandra K. Scammell 28 February 202228 February 2022

Using both sample data and crowdsourced science, a new model effectively identified houses at risk for higher concentrations of lead.

Argon plasma
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Innovators Tackle Toxic “Forever Chemicals”

by Hannah Thomasy 24 February 202224 February 2022

New technologies seek to remove and destroy dangerous PFAS chemicals in contaminated water.

A room in a home filled with atmospheric research equipment, including three gas cylinders that are connected to a mass spectrometer.
Posted inNews

Crowdsourced Science Helps Monitor Air Quality in Smoke-Damaged Homes

by Fionna M. D. Samuels 23 February 202231 May 2022

Researchers collaborate with residents to measure airborne chemicals in homes and evaluate how clean the air really is after remediation from Colorado’s Marshall Fire.

Hillside view of the Lombard city of Varese, Italy
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Exposure to Low Levels of Air Pollution Increases COVID-19 Risk

by Tim Hornyak 16 February 202216 February 2022

Although causality has yet to be established, an Italian case study found that an increase in annual average exposure to PM2.5 was associated with a jump in the rate of COVID-19.

Coals smolder in a dark fireplace.
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Coal Seam Fires Burn Beneath Communities in Zimbabwe

by Andrew Mambondiyani 15 February 202221 March 2022

Underground fires threaten the health of people and livestock living near mines supporting the country’s growing coal industry.

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