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Mapping Street-Level Pollution Estimates to Reveal Safer Routes

by Morgan Rehnberg 28 November 202220 December 2022

A new high-resolution approach combining multiple types of remotely sensed pollution data allowed researchers to develop an app that maps the healthiest routes for urban commuters.

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The “Black Gold” Flowing Under Los Angeles

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 15 November 202222 March 2023

Functioning oil fields, some with cleverly camouflaged infrastructure, are tucked into the urban sprawl of the Los Angeles basin. But recent legislation could change that.

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.

Photograph of USGS scientists collecting soil and worms at a site on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, that was contaminated by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Posted inEditors' Vox

Widespread “Forever Chemicals” in Subsurface Environments

by Dengjun Wang and Xueyan Lyu 30 September 20222 June 2025

Massive use of materials containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in commercial and industrial sectors has led to their widespread occurrence in subsurface environments.

Researchers Roman Sidortsov and Timothy Scarlett stand in the snowy weather looking at a historical map of a mine site.
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Can Decommissioned Mines Become Green Power Generators?

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 29 September 202229 September 2022

A new report supports the idea that underground mines can be transformed into energy storage facilities, adding the possibility of on-demand, carbon-free power to energy grids.

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Major Investment in Air-Conditioning Needed to Address Future Heat Waves

by Jennifer Schmidt 9 September 20221 June 2023

More than 80% of urban residents will need AC by the 2050s, but many of the world’s poorer countries may struggle to meet that demand.

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Harmful Algal Blooms: No Good, Just the Bad and the Ugly

by James E. Silliman 9 September 202214 September 2022

Natural and human factors are leading to larger, more frequent, and longer-lasting algae blooms. Recent research is increasingly revealing the scope of the problem and informing potential responses.

Abandoned buildings sit in the wake of a landslide that hit the Sunkoshi River in Nepal.
Posted inNews

New Landslide Reporting Tool Uses Social Media and AI

by Deepa Padmanaban 1 September 20221 September 2022

The tool extracts landslide information in real time, which could advance landslide research as well as disaster response.

Irrigated fields in Srinagar, Jammu, and Kashmir
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Irrigation in Indo-Gangetic Plain Has Little Impact on Heat Stress

Rishika Pardikar, Science Writer by Rishika Pardikar 30 August 202215 April 2024

Irrigation-related cooling during summer months is overestimated by roughly 5 times, highlighting the need for climate models to accurately reflect local agricultural practices.

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Los efectos del cambio climático en las tasas de suicidio en los EE.UU.

by Alexandra K. Scammell 26 August 202226 August 2022

La incidencia del suicidio podría incrementarse hasta a 1660 casos anuales, dependiendo de qué tanto cambie el clima.

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