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Atmospheric Sciences
U scientists on the 2021 IPCC climate report
How society’s inequalities showed in COVID outcomes
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.
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
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
Three undergraduates found a scientific opportunity in a destructive storm.
Utah’s spring air quality better than usual during pandemic
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
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
Students participating in an Honors College Praxis Lab set out to impact climate change—starting with thermostats.
‘Fire inversions’ lock smoke in valleys
U researchers show why fire inversions happen and offer new air quality prediction tools.
Arctic ice at a record low
100-year-old physics model replicates modern arctic ice melt.