airpollution
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Watch the New York City Skyline Go Full Mad Max in This Wild Time Lapse
A jaw-dropping time lapse from the National Weather Service showed how New York City’s air turned a shocking hazy orange in just a matter of hours on Wednesday as parts of the state grappled with the smoke from wildfires burning across Canada.
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NASA’s TEMPO Mission Could Bring You Hyper-Local Pollution Alerts
A soon-to-launch NASA mission is set to offer more data on North America’s air quality than researchers and public health programs have ever had available before. A new monitoring instrument hosted on a commercial satellite will offer continent-wide, hourly updates on air pollution, at about a four square mile resolution, according to the space agency…
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IKEA Finally Has an Air Quality Sensor That’s Actually Useful
Putting clear dirt bins on their vacuums helped companies like Dyson convince consumers they needed to spend hundreds of dollars on an effective floor cleaner. With its new Vindstyrka indoor air quality monitor, which provides detailed metrics on airborne pollutants in your home, IKEA is hoping to convince people they need the company’s air purifiers,…
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Small Planes Responsible For 14,000 Times More Lead Pollution Than Reported by UK Agency: Study
The UK government has been underestimating lead pollution from small planes by a significant amount, and has found that over 370,000 households could be at greater risk of exposure to lead than previously believed. A study from the University of Kent says that homes within a four-kilometre radius (5 km) are exposed to lead levels…