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Air Quality News: Concerns over camper wastewater chemicals in regional wastewater systems

Concerns over camper wastewater chemicals in regional wastewater systems

The surge in caravan and camper usage within Australia could place extra pressure on regional wastewater treatment systems because of the chemicals commonly used in caravan and camper toilet systems, according to new research from Flinders University. When pe…

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Air Quality News: Drug-resistant bacteria found in homes from sewage overflow

Drug-resistant bacteria found in homes from sewage overflow

A new study shows that sewage overflows in homes can expose people to bacteria that can make them sick, including antibiotic-resistant and multidrug resistant bacteria which can make infections difficult to treat. The research was presented at ASM Microbe 202…

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Air Quality News: India gained 2.1 million hectares of dry woodland in a decade, major study finds

India gained 2.1 million hectares of dry woodland in a decade, major study finds

India gained around 2.1 million hectares of tropical dry woodland between 2014 and 2024—an area larger than Wales—according to a major new study involving researchers from The University of Manchester's Global Development Institute. The research was published…

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Air Quality News: Wildfires are reversing America's progress on ozone pollution

Wildfires are reversing America's progress on ozone pollution

For decades, the United States made steady progress in reducing surface ozone pollution, the main ingredient in smog. But that progress—made as vehicles, industries, and power sources became cleaner—is increasingly being overshadowed by a different and growin…

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Air Quality News: With ShakeAlert installations complete, researchers explore offshore expansion

With ShakeAlert installations complete, researchers explore offshore expansion

The ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system has been rapidly expanding since its launch in 2021. Now, researchers at University of Washington affiliated Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN) have finished all planned installations, bringing the two-stat…

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Air Quality News: From forest to front door: Understanding how wildfire spreads through communities

From forest to front door: Understanding how wildfire spreads through communities

As California's population boomed—from 10 million in 1950 to over 40 million today—the number of people living in fire-prone areas multiplied. Over the decades, millions of new homes and commercial buildings sprang up to accommodate the needs of the state's g…

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Air Quality News: North Atlantic spring storms have grown more common since 1940, analysis reveals

North Atlantic spring storms have grown more common since 1940, analysis reveals

Storm Dave, which swept across northern Europe over the Easter weekend, is an example of what new research from the University of Gothenburg has revealed. Spring storms forming over the North Atlantic have become more common than they were 80 years ago, and t…

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Air Quality News: Warming boosts natural methane emissions as microbes fail to keep pace

Warming boosts natural methane emissions as microbes fail to keep pace

A new study led by Professor Mark Trimmer of Queen Mary University of London, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, explains how increases in natural methane emissions will be maximized under future climate warming.

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Dubai Air Quality News: As a Colorado River deadline passes, reservoirs keep declining

As a Colorado River deadline passes, reservoirs keep declining

On Feb. 13, the leaders of seven states announced, one day before a Trump administration deadline, that there is still no deal to share the diminishing waters of the Colorado River. That leaves the Southwest in a quagmire with uncertain repercussions while th…

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Dubai Air Quality News: Model maps Valencia's October 2024 flood, finding water topped four meters

Model maps Valencia's October 2024 flood, finding water topped four meters

A study led by Francisco Vallés Morán, a researcher at the Institute of Water and Environmental Engineering (IIAMA) at the Universitat Politècnica de València, has analyzed in detail the flooding caused by the DANA on 29 October 2024 in l'Horta Sud (Valencia)…

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Dubai Air Quality News: Artificial wetlands can protect water quality

Artificial wetlands can protect water quality

On the occasion of World Wetlands Day, the Institute of Water and Environmental Engineering (IIAMA) at the Universitat Politècnica de València highlights the importance of these ecosystems as key tools for improving water quality, protecting soil and mitigati…

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Dubai Air Quality News: Drones with low-cost air quality sensors can improve air quality monitoring

Drones with low-cost air quality sensors can improve air quality monitoring

A drone equipped with low-cost air quality sensors has revealed unexpectedly high concentrations of particulate matter at around 100 meters above ground level in Delhi. These new vertical insights could play an important role in urban haze understanding and m…

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News: Measuring massive surge waves along the Illgraben

Measuring massive surge waves along the Illgraben

Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) have, for the first time, been able to record a debris flow over a distance of two kilometers at the Illgraben (VS). The study reveals where and how waves form within the…

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News: Easily overlooked small wetlands are a big source of global methane

Easily overlooked small wetlands are a big source of global methane

Waterlogged land areas such as marshes, bogs and fens are the world's largest natural source of methane. Even the smallest of wetlands emit this powerful greenhouse gas. In a study from The University of Texas at Austin, researchers have identified tens of mi…

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News: Climate vulnerable residents in Nigeria are creating makeshift adaptation systems

Climate vulnerable residents in Nigeria are creating makeshift adaptation systems

Residents in informal settlements in Lagos—who are among the most vulnerable to climate change—have developed sophisticated, multi-scale climate adaptation systems and are earning a living from climate action, a new study by Brianna Castro, assistant professo…

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News: Wildfires reverse decade of ozone cleanup in the United States, study reveals

Wildfires reverse decade of ozone cleanup in the United States, study reveals

Ozone pollution has worsened in much of the continental United States over the past decade, fueled by wildfires and the long-distance transport of unhealthy air, according to a new study titled "Fires reverse progress toward ozone air quality standards in the…

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News: Understanding Earth's hidden east-west symmetry could improve climate models

Understanding Earth's hidden east-west symmetry could improve climate models

Earth is divided into two halves: the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Both reflect equal amounts of sunlight (albedo) even though they have different landmasses and weather patterns, especially cloud distribution. Why this is so is an ongoing mystery waiti…

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News: What is Godzilla El Niño?

What is Godzilla El Niño?

You may have heard the rumors of a "monster El Niño." It's not the first time we've heard forecasts like this in Australia, but this time, they aren't coming out of nowhere. Early signs in the Pacific have been building for months and forecasts now point to a…

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News: Monitoring reveals elevated antidepressant levels in some waterways

Monitoring reveals elevated antidepressant levels in some waterways

Depression, anxiety and sleep disorders are among the conditions often treated with antidepressant drugs. Yet, up to 90% of these drugs pass through the body into wastewater. They're also difficult to remove during water treatment, presenting a possible risk …

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