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Global Transport of Smoke from Australian Bushfires
The local impacts of the Australian bushfires have been devastating to property and life in Australia while producing extreme air quality impacts throughout the region. As smoke from the massive fires has interacted with the global weather, the transport … Continue reading
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Air pollution impacts can be heart-stopping: Biggest study of dangerously small particulate matter and cardiac arrest
There is an increased risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) even from short-term exposure to low concentrations of fine particulate matter PM2.5, an international study has found, noting an association with gaseous pollutants such as those from coal burning/mining, bushfires … Continue reading
Global Transport of Australian Bushfire Smoke – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
In this video, different aerosols are highlighted by color, including dust (orange), sea salt (blue), nitrates (pink) and carbonaceous (red), with brighter regions corresponding to higher aerosol amounts. This animation shows several high impact events across the globe between August 2019 … Continue reading
Air pollution in New York City linked to wildfires hundreds of miles away
A new study shows that air pollutants from the smoke of fires from as far as Canada and the southeastern U.S. traveled hundreds of miles and several days to reach Connecticut and New York City, where it caused significant increases … Continue reading
Smoke plays havoc with tennis as Australian Open qualifier suffers coughing fit
The safety of players at this year’s Australian Open has been brought into sharp focus after a day of poor air quality in Melbourne forced the abandonment of former world No 1 Maria Sharapova’s match in a warm-up event at … Continue reading
Australian bush fires cause air pollution spike across Wellington region
Wellington’s air pollution levels are spiking as some of the worst bush fires in history rage across the Tasman. Air currents are carrying smoke and pollutants from Australia, up the west coast of the South Island, and then across the middle … Continue reading
Canberra experiences worst air quality on record as bushfire smoke from south coast sets in
Canberra experiences worst air quality on record as bushfire smoke from south coast sets in Residents of Australia’s capital are told to stay indoors and brace for more smog in the coming days Canberra has experienced its worst air quality on … Continue reading
Sydney weather: Sydney air quality worse than China as NSW records worst ever air pollution
NSW has succumbed to the highest levels of air pollution from smoke ever recorded, as Sydneysiders wake to air quality conditions worse than Shenzhen, China. Some of the smoke is reaching as far away as South America. Air quality in … Continue reading
