Beginning Jan. 17, NASA will fly an airborne science laboratory above Canadian snowstorms to tackle a difficult challenge facing the upcoming Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) satellite mission -- measuring snowfall ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 13, 2012
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New research from the University of Southampton has found that working or travelling on an underground railway for a sustained period of time could have health implications.
Environment
Apr 24, 2013
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Taking part in the largest U.S. air quality field project in decades, the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is working with partners to study pollution in the Southeast. The study looks at the impact of chemical ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 19, 2013
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A new study co-authored by U of T Engineering professor Greg Evans shows that subways increase our personal exposure to certain pollutants, even as they decrease overall emissions—and that Toronto has the highest levels ...
Environment
Apr 25, 2017
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(AP) -- Ron Kurth, who grew up in Gary and worked in the steel mills, raised his family in the region near the outskirts of Chicago. He always wondered about the smoke and smog that overcast the Lake Michigan shoreline.
Environment
Mar 26, 2009
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Research by a Victoria University student shows that particulate matter from wood burning fires is a winter health hazard in New Zealand.
Environment
May 7, 2013
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Air and water quality experts at The University of Toledo say you need not be concerned about local air and water quality after a train derailment carrying hazardous materials earlier this month in East Palestine, Ohio, near ...
Environment
Feb 27, 2023
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Fifteen years after its final flight, veterans of the Kuiper Airborne Observatory, or KAO, gathered at NASA's Ames Research Center Nov. 10, 2010 to witness the opening of a time capsule.
Space Exploration
Jan 5, 2011
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There's a massive red tide blooming off the coast of southwestern Florida and it appears to be growing.
Environment
Aug 12, 2014
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Environmentalists on Wednesday expressed disappointment at new clean-air targets for Hong Kong, as research showed pollution-related illnesses killed more than 3,000 residents a year.
Environment
Jan 18, 2012
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