Tag Archives: North Dakota

Gas flares tied to premature deaths

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Respro® UK Ltd

Newly published research by Rice University environmental engineers suggests flaring of natural gas from oil and gas fields in the United States, primarily in North Dakota and Texas, contributed to dozens of premature deaths in 2019. Satellite observations and computer … Continue reading →

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Canadian wildfire smoke on course to reach Minnesota by Thursday

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Smoke from a wildfire rises in the air as cars line up on a road in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Tuesday, May 3, 2016. At least half of a northern Alberta city was ordered evacuated Tuesday as a wildfire whipped by … Continue reading →

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Three Surprising Parts of the World Where Air Pollution Decreased

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Thanks to a super-sensitive new tool, NASA can now see exactly where air pollution is increasing and decreasing–down to the level of neighborhoods–and in some cases, the results are surprising. In 2004, NASA launched its Aura satellite, a research craft … Continue reading →

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