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Air Analysis – News and Features

Smoke coming from factory chimneys.
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Scientists Are Using Aerosols To Detect Early Signs of Climate Change

A research team from Japan, utilized long-term observational data to study the effect of climate change on transboundary air pollution in the downwind area of China by using aerosols.
Air pollution sunset at Keys View.
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How Air Quality Affects Emotions

Affective sensitivity to air pollution (ASAP) describes the extent to which affect, or mood, fluctuates in accordance with daily changes in air pollution, which can vary between individuals, according to a new study.
Birds eye view of tree in New York City.
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Can Trees Harm Air Quality?

The research found that if the city maintains past species patterns in new plantings, isoprene production in Manhattan in coming decades will go up by about 140%, and resulting summer ozone levels as much as 30%.
Trees silhouetted against smoke.
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California Should Embrace Certain Wildfires as Ecosystem Management Tool, Researchers Argue

A new paper encourages a new mindset when facing wildfires in California, suggesting they should be used as an ecosystem management tool.
A man uses a strimmer on the lawn in a garden.
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Occupational Physical Activity Insufficient for Stroke Protection

Day-to-day physical activities aren't enough to protect us from having a stroke, but exercise and active modes of transport may help.
Hot lava spills from a black rock in the ocean, releasing grey vapor.
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The Hunga Tonga Volcano Was Blamed for High Global Temperatures in Recent Years – Now Scientists Aren't So Sure

New research is exploring the climate impact of the 2022 Hunga Tonga volcano eruption and challenging existing assumptions about its effects on global temperatures.
A child blowing on a dandelion.
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Study Links Combined Environmental and Lifestyle Exposures to Children's Cardiometabolic Health

The combined effect of environmental exposures and unhealthy lifestyle habits can affect children’s cardiometabolic health in a way that exceeds their separate effects.
Smoke plumes from a wildfire.
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Wildfire Vortexes Double Aerosol Burden in the Stratosphere and Reorders Ozone Depletion

An unexpected link between wildfire events and the chemistry of the ozone layer has been uncovered in a new study.
Barcelona from high.
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Compact Cities Have Lower Carbon Emissions, But Poorer Air Quality

The results show that greener and less densely populated cities have lower mortality rates, lower air pollution levels and lower urban heat island effect, but higher carbon footprints per capita.
Silhouette of person standing in the shallows of a lake.
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Dust From Great Salt Lake Has Bigger Impact on Communities of Color

Findings of a new study suggest restoring Great Salt Lake to a healthy water level would reduce disparities in harmful dust exposure experienced by different racial/ethnic and socioeconomic groups.
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