Environmental refuges to escape the heat
Daniel Mendoza discusses the need for “cool zones,” for the public to escape increasingly extreme heatwaves and its associated heat-related illness.
Read MoreDaniel Mendoza discusses the need for “cool zones,” for the public to escape increasingly extreme heatwaves and its associated heat-related illness.
Read MoreGoogle Street View cars sampled air quality at a scale fine enough to capture variations within neighborhoods. A new atmospheric modeling method can identify pollution emission sources in many cities.
Read MoreData from drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites shows hyper-local air quality effects of idling.
Read MoreThe Great Salt Lake’s dry lakebed contributed the highest dust emissions per surface area during 2022, which had the most dust deposition events and concentrations since observations began in 2009.
Read MoreNew air sensors across campus will try to answer that question.
Read MoreA storm left people’s cars and clothes covered in muddy residue. The culprit was dust. McKenzie Skiles, assistant professor of geography, explained how it happened.
Read MoreA Marriott Library digital exhibit shows how women have been advocating for clean air along the Wasatch Front for more than a century.
Read MoreFinding helps explain Salt Lake City’s persistent air quality problems.
Read MoreSeptember is Idle-Free Awareness Month in Utah.
Read MoreIt’s a new affordable, sustainable and fun way to get around campus.
Read MoreThe new center will promote research, study effective public policies and propose entrepreneurial business solutions to combat the threats that climate change poses.
Read MoreExploration of newspaper articles shows Utah’s awareness of air quality issues over time, as well as the actions taken to address the “smoke nuisance” since the 19th century.
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