AI’s impacts on the environment, dangers of AI-generated and -amplified misinformation and using AI for wildfire forecasting were discussed at the One-U Responsible AI Initiative symposium.
Read MoreDaniel Mendoza discusses the need for “cool zones,” for the public to escape increasingly extreme heatwaves and its associated heat-related illness.
Read MoreBlack carbon is one of the most hazardous air pollutants. Standard sensors are expensive and burdensome, resulting in sparse monitoring coverage.
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 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.
Read MoreKSL meteorologist and alum Matt Johnson talks about his first time seeing snow, late-night greenscreen practice and lessons from U math classes that help him in the newsroom.
Read MoreScientists, lawmakers and lake advocates discuss data-driven solutions to the lake’s critical problems.
Read MoreDaniel Mendoza shares personal stories and scientific perspectives.
Read MoreOne train-mounted air quality sensor can cover the same area as 30 stationary sensors.
Read MoreMore frequent peak air pollution exposure was associated with reduced math and English language arts test scores for third graders in all primary public schools in Salt Lake County.
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