According to PBS, “Giant dust storms are sweeping the southwestern United States more frequently. Why? Rising sea temperatures, according to a study published in the journal of Geophysical Research Letters. The study also links the …
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West co-authors widely featured paper on air pollution and climate change
According to CBS News, “New research predicts that air pollution worsened by climate change will cost tens of thousands of lives if changes are not made. The study, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, estimates …
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Published Works 2014 Fishman, J., K. M. Belina, C. H. Encarnacion, The St. Louis Ozone Gardens: Visualizing the Impact of a Changing Atmosphere, Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-13-00009.1, 1171-1176, August 2014. [Article] de Foy, B., J. L. Wilkins, …
Pollution peaks on the hottest days
As temperatures rise, energy demands peak, with a corresponding increase in air pollutants. You may have noticed your summertime electricity bills, when you’re cranking the A–C, are more pricey than your wintertime payments. That’s because …
Fiore was interviewed for NPR’s All Things Considered
The Culprit In Rising Western U.S. Smog Levels: Asia U.S. emissions of smog-forming pollutants have dropped, but smog levels in the western U.S. have increased each year. Now, researchers say, they’ve found out why — …
Anenberg and Henze’s Nature Article on Health Impacts of diesel NOx emissions featured internationally
Susan Anenberg and Daven Henze’s Nature article on the health impacts of diesel NOx emissions has been getting very wide, international coverage. From The Guardian, ABC News, Science Daily and Climate and Clean Air Coalition to …
THE GUARDIAN COVERS RESEARCH ON AIR POLLUTION AND PREMATURE BIRTH
Premature births across 183 countries may be associated with fine particulate matter, a common air pollutant, with Africa and Asia especially affected. According to the study, 18% of preterm births could be associated with air …
West quoted from UNC Communications
The new NASA team aims to make modern atmospheric science more useful for air pollution and public health managers by engaging more directly with decision-makers. In particular, the team will use NASA satellite observations and …
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Research and Outreach to Connect NASA Science with Stakeholders in Health and Air Quality
NASA’s Health and Air Quality Applied Sciences Team
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