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Wildfires that burn buildings create significantly more air pollution
WUI fires are becoming increasingly more common in the U.S. and have destroyed more than 100,000 homes since 2005. Because these events are intensely concentrated both in time and space, they can produce exceptionally high local pollution, which has important implications for the air quality and public health of nearby urban areas.
- Air Quality
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NASA selects STRIVE explorer for next phase
NASA has selected The Stratosphere Troposphere Response using Infrared Vertically-resolved light Explorer (STRIVE) to move to the next phase of development. Two researchers at the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR) contributed to the project.
- Air Quality
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New computer simulations reveal the Earth system in unprecedented detail
The new MESACLIP dataset consists of an unprecedented set of high-resolution Earth system simulations and is freely available to the scientific community.
- Climate,
- Weather
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UCAR statement on reports that NSF NCAR could be dismantled
The following is a statement from Antonio Busalacchi, president of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), which manages the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR) on behalf of NSF.
- Organization
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UCAR statement on shooting at Brown University
A statement is from Antonio Busalacchi, president of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR).
- Organization