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The longest-running study of its kind reviewed death records in the path of pollution from coal-fired power plants. The numbers are staggering − but also falling fast as US coal plants close.
Apartment residents need more sustainable, climate-adapted designs. They shouldn’t have to depend on costly, high-emissions air conditioning to remain comfortable and healthy.
For a two-in-three chance of staying within 1.5°C, the budget shrinks to one-and-a-half years.
People with a lung condition are among those particularly vulnerable to bushfire smoke. But you can prepare for the season ahead.
If you were pregnant or parenting during Australia’s 2019–20 summer of smoke and fire, chances are you felt acutely anxious – and grappling with impossible responsibility.
We’re making life tough for insects – and not just by swatting them away with a newspaper.
Desert dust storms are increasingly picking up materials like sewage, herbicides and other human-made waste and transporting them on tiny particles that are easy to inhale.
Reducing air pollution is one of the best investments for Australians’ health, the environment, the economy and social equity. But achieving cleaner air requires a new approach from government.
Thick smoke pouring in from Canada’s wildfires canceled baseball games and pushed air quality in major US cities to the worst in the world.
An analysis by scholars at the University of California, Davis showed that just a small number of cities in California actively consider racism when developing their plans.
The notion that wildfire smoke is ‘natural,’ and therefore less harmful than other types of air pollution, is not supported by the evidence. Wildfire smoke has been linked to adverse health effects.
Antibiotic resistance can affect anyone of any age.
Air quality forecasting is getting better, thanks in part to AI. That’s good, given the health impact of air pollution. An environmental engineer explains how systems warn of incoming smog or smoke.
Peatlands safely store hundreds to thousands of years’ worth of humanity’s toxic legacy but climate change and physical disturbances are putting these pollution vaults, and us, at risk.
LTNs were introduced to UK cities to create a more pleasant environment for pedestrians and cyclists - but they’ve become controversial.
Orangutans are vocal animals, so analyzing their calls during events like wildfires can indicate how smoke is affecting their health.
The action by the Environment Protection Authority follows alarming results from testing of rainwater tanks and the blood and hair of residents living near to the mine.
One day we’ll look back in amazement that wood heaters were once tolerated in cities right next to houses, schools and hospitals.
So much pollution goes into the air today that even without wildfire smoke, 99% of the global population breathes unhealthy air.
Top contributors
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Science Director at the National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of York
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Professor & Chair in Air Quality and Health; Founding Director, Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE), Co-Director, Institute for Sustainability, University of Surrey, University of Surrey
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Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, UMass Amherst
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Emeritus Professor of Environmental Science, University of Essex
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Senior Research Fellow at the Stockholm Environment Institute, University of York
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Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Adelaide
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Associate Professor, University of Pretoria
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Professor, University of Pretoria
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Chief Environmental Scientist, EPA Victoria; Honorary Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
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Professor of Statistics, Queensland University of Technology
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Conjoint Professor, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Birmingham
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Researcher, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Atmospheric Biogeochemistry, University of Birmingham
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Air Quality & Health Research and Evaluation, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney; Senior Research Fellow, South West Sydney Clinical School, UNSW Sydney
