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Atmospheric Sciences
U scientists on the 2021 IPCC climate report
August 20, 2021
How society’s inequalities showed in COVID outcomes
August 9, 2021
A study shows how lockdown policies exposed some groups to COVID-19 risk in Salt Lake County.
Wildfire smoke trends worsening for Western U.S.
Apr. 30, 2021
A new study shows how the timing and location of smoke impacts shift in August and September.
Atmospheric dust levels are rising in the Great Plains
October 12, 2020
If the Great Plains becomes drier, the pieces are in place for a repeat of the 1930s Dust Bowl.
U students launch instruments to study Utah’s windstorm
October 6, 2020
Three undergraduates found a scientific opportunity in a destructive storm.
Utah’s spring air quality better than usual during pandemic
May 5, 2020
Air quality along the Wasatch Front in March is usually good, but the reduction in emissions from COVID-19 stay-at-home measures have made air quality even better than usual.
TRAX air quality study expands
February 26, 2020
A U air monitoring project, expanded to TRAX’s Blue Line, shows how smoke from last year’s fireworks drifted through the valley.
We’ll start with thermostats
January 2, 2020
Students participating in an Honors College Praxis Lab set out to impact climate change—starting with thermostats.
‘Fire inversions’ lock smoke in valleys
September 20, 2019
U researchers show why fire inversions happen and offer new air quality prediction tools.
Arctic ice at a record low
June 14, 2019
100-year-old physics model replicates modern arctic ice melt.