Dog bites may occur more frequently—by up to 11%—on days with hotter, sunnier weather, and when air pollution levels are higher, suggests a paper published in Scientific Reports. However, the authors caution that more ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 15, 2023
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As the eastern U.S. and Canada reeled from days of thick wildfire smoke in early June 2023, millions of people faced the reality of climate change for the first time. Shocking images of New York under apocalyptic orange skies ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 14, 2023
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Two major ridesharing companies have promised all-electric fleets by 2030 in an effort to reduce their carbon footprint. To understand additional impacts of this transition, researchers reporting in the journal Environmental ...
Environment
Jun 12, 2023
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Residents of the northeastern United States were breathing more easily Friday as smoke from Canadian fires gradually cleared after blanketing several cities in a noxious haze this week.
Environment
Jun 9, 2023
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Record-high greenhouse gas emissions and diminishing air pollution have caused an unparalleled acceleration in global warming, 50 top scientists warned Thursday in a sweeping climate science update.
Environment
Jun 8, 2023
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The air pollution swamping the northeast United States this week from smoke spewed by fires in Canada is "exceptionally rare" and "extreme", said Ryan Stauffer, a NASA scientist specializing in air pollution.
Environment
Jun 8, 2023
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People once believed the planet could always accommodate us. That the resilience of the Earth system meant nature would always provide. But we now know this is not necessarily the case. As big as the world is, our impact ...
Environment
Jun 4, 2023
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With air pollution and airborne contaminants emerging as leading causes of illness and death, ecologists are calling for closer examination of the 'invisible friends' which live in the 15,000 liters of air we breathe every ...
Ecology
May 25, 2023
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They come from factory stacks, car exhaust pipes and cruise liner engines. They are tiny particles and they are all around us. When we breathe in air, these particles settle in the small vessels of our lungs, and they make ...
Environment
May 24, 2023
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In a new research perspective published in Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, a research team emphasizes that the key to a synergistic approach lies in understanding that carbon dioxide and air pollutants predominantly ...
Environment
May 24, 2023
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