Tag: Societal Impacts
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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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NSF NCAR technologies keep travelers on the move
NSF NCAR is continuing to improve targeted forecasts of weather impacts on roads and runways
- Weather
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Let it snow . . . indoors
Researchers at the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR) have developed an innovative tool for reliable, year-round testing to evaluate the performance of aircraft deicing fluids in snow conditions.
- Weather
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Building to weather icing conditions
In order to make communities less vulnerable, structures must be built with extreme weather events in mind. Researchers at the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR) are collaborating with SUNY Polytechnic Institute to do just that by updating structural design standards on icing conditions.
- Weather
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Smoke from wildland-urban interface fires more deadly than remote wildfires
Research quantifies the health risks of wildland-urban interface fires, showing fire emissions in populated areas are three times more likely to lead to annual premature deaths than emissions from wildfires in general.
- Air Quality