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Air Pollution Increases COVID-19 Risks

Javier Barbuzano, Science Writer by Javier Barbuzano 2 August 20232 August 2023

A crop of new studies shows that exposure to air pollution adds days to hospital stays and increases the likelihood of death from COVID-19.

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Collins Gameli Hodoli: Air Quality Is Data Driven

by Saima May Sidik 25 July 202315 November 2023

The environmental scientist is making pollution levels public to draw nonscientists into the fight for clean air.

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Mapeo de la convergencia entre pobladores, pesticidas y áreas protegidas

by Gabriel Filippelli 17 July 202318 July 2023

La exposición a pesticidas puede afectar la salud humana y de los ecosistemas. Una investigación reciente aplica modelos cartográficos en Ecuador, los cuales pueden ser exportados a otras escalas para limitar estos impactos adversos en otras regiones.

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Mapping Intersections of Pesticides, Protected Areas, and People

by Gabriel Filippelli 17 July 202318 July 2023

Pesticide exposures can impact human and ecosystem health, and new research uses a modeling approach applied to Ecuador that can be scaled and exported to limit negative impacts in other regions.

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Summer Heat Waves Could Cause Blackouts Across the Country

by Nathaniel Scharping 14 June 202314 June 2023

Higher than normal temps could strain grids that are not used to unprecedented heat waves.

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शहरी हरियाली के लाभों का आंकलन

Rishika Pardikar, Science Writer by Rishika Pardikar 19 May 202319 May 2023

शहर में हरियाली डिज़ाइन करते समय शहर के समुदायों को शायद यह सोचना पड़े कि जल अवशोषण या शीतलन, कौन से लाभ ज़्यादा ज़रूरी हैं।

سيؤدي تقليل الانبعاثات الناتجة عن حرق الوقود الأحفوري أيضًا إلى تقليل الوفيات الناجمة عن ملوثات الهواء مثل الأوزون. الصورة لـ
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الفوائد الصحية العالمية من تحقيق مرحلة صفر انبعاثات

by Kirsten Steinke 19 May 202319 May 2023

إن خطط الحد من ظاهرة التغير المناخي ستقلل من تلوث الهواء وهو ما سيفضي إلى إنقاذ مئات آلاف الأرواح في العقود القادمة.

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Spring and Sewage Are in the Air Near San Diego

by Krystal Vasquez 5 April 20235 April 2023

Sea spray can transport sewage-contaminated waters inland, potentially exposing those living kilometers from the beach.

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The Western Great Basin Has an Arsenic Problem—Blame Its Geology

by Elise Cutts 31 March 2023

A new study links geological factors such as faulting and geothermal activity to an elevated risk of arsenic contamination in private wells across the Great Basin.

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Posted inResearch Spotlights

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.

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