California wind, and fire danger, hits unprecedented high (Update)
Southern California has felt yellow wind, orange wind, and red wind. But never purple wind. Until now.
Southern California has felt yellow wind, orange wind, and red wind. But never purple wind. Until now.
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Environment
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Environment
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Environment
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Environment
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Environment
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Environment
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Andy Zhang, an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology, and his students at City Tech designed a portable device called AirCasting that monitors air quality and transmits the data to a smartphone ...
Engineering
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