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Spring 2016 Undergraduate Research Assistant Opportunities
The Earth Institute will offer nine research assistant opportunities for undergraduate students during the Spring 2016 semester.
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The Changing Face of Air Quality
Looking at regional differences in PM2.5 concentrations gives us a sense of the changing face of air quality throughout the world.
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Bad Ozone Days in Western U.S. Linked to Pacific Weather
A new study shows that ozone pollution in the western United States can be increased by La Niña, a natural weather cycle at the surface of the Pacific Ocean. The finding is the first to show that the La Nina-El Nino cycles directly affects pollution.
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Asthma Hot Spots Linked to Trucks, Low-Grade Heating Oil
New York Children Suffer Block by Block Depending on Soot Levels
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Bottom Up or Top Down? Another Way to Look at an Air Quality Problem
While not all countries have the financial wherewithal and capacity to deploy ground-based instruments for air-quality monitoring, and for some countries monitoring information is not available to the public, for example, through health advisories, another way exists to assess air pollution levels: through satellites.
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Kudzu Harms Air, Not Just Ecosystems, Says Study
Invasive Vine Said to Add Ozone in Southeastern U.S.
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