Despite less ozone pollution, not all plants benefit
Breathe easy: Concentrations of ozone in the air have decreased over large parts of the country in the past several decades.
Environment
Jan 22, 2020
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News tagged with ground level ozone
Exhaust gas is to blame: Ground-level ozone is damaging crops
It is generally known that pollution has damaged the ozone layer around the Earth. The ozone layer is important for protecting life from harmful UV rays from the sun. However, the fact that pollution leads to too much ozone ...
Earth Sciences
May 1, 2019
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What you should know about air quality alerts
"It's a code red day for ozone." If you hear this on your local news, what does it mean? Are you at risk? Do you know what to do? An air quality alert like this informs the public about pollution levels in the air and advises ...
Environment
Jun 26, 2018
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Climate change may be hazardous to your health
Doctors around the country are already seeing evidence that climate change is affecting the health of their patients. In Florida, people are asking for more medication; as heat waves aggravate their medical conditions, such ...
Environment
Mar 13, 2018
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Unhealthy ozone days could increase by more than a week in coming decades
If emission rates continue unchecked, regions of the United States could experience between three and nine additional days per year of unhealthy ozone levels by 2050, according to a new study from the Harvard John A. Paulson ...
Environment
Apr 21, 2016
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Intensive biofuel planting poses risk to human health
The race to meet carbon-neutral biofuel targets could put human health and food crop production at risk unless it is carefully planned, according to new research.
Environment
Jul 29, 2015
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Life of city buildings can be reduced by trees and plants
Green spaces in towns and cities need extra consideration as they may be damaging buildings in the area, according to new research from the Universities of Southampton and Surrey.
Environment
Jun 27, 2014
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NASA simulation portrays ozone intrusions from aloft
(Phys.org) —Outdoor enthusiasts in Colorado's Front Range are occasionally rewarded with remarkable visibility brought about by dry, clear air and wind. But it's what people in the mountainous U.S. West can't see in conditions ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 10, 2014
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Ground-level ozone falling faster than model predicted, study finds
There is good news and better news about ground-level ozone in American cities. While dangerous ozone levels have fallen in places that clamp down on emissions from vehicles and industry, a new study from Rice University ...
Environment
Mar 11, 2013
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Nasa finds sea ice decline driving rise in Arctic air pollutants
(PhysOrg.com) -- Drastic reductions in Arctic sea ice in the last decade may be intensifying the chemical release of bromine into the atmosphere, resulting in ground-level ozone depletion and the deposit of toxic mercury ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 2, 2012
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