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Climate, Air Quality, and Weather Stories August 20, 2001 New funding, research initiative for AIRMAP This Wednesday, top officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the University of New Hampshire will join U.S. Senator Judd Gregg to officially launch a new AIRMAP research project - the largest ever in New England - and announce some significant new funding. Watch this site for news releases with more details. The UNH News service has information about when and where Wednesday's event is happening. Coming to your local weather forecast: Better air pollution predictions In the summer months, when the horizon turns a murky beige color, it's not uncommon to hear forecasters warn listeners to avoid exerting themselves in the smoggy air. But a new project launched today could vastly improve the ability of meteorologists to predict bad air days - a move that could soon make air pollution a bigger part of your daily weather forecast. The full press release is available here. Self incrimination: An online air pollution calculator Ever wonder what your contribution is to poor air quality? National Public Radio's Living on Earth has found a Web site that lets you estimate how your daily routine is affecting the air we breathe. Ira Glass, host of NPR's This American Life, gave it a try. Click on "Ira's Emissions" to read how he did. You can take the site for a spin yourself at airhead.org. Study: More killed by air pollution from cars than accidents Strange but true - apparently. A new study in the journal Science finds that more people are being killed by pollution from cars, trucks and other sources than by collisions. Researchers say cutting greenhouse gases in just four major cities - Sao Paulo, Brazil; Mexico City; Santiago, Chile and New York City - could save 64,000 lives over the next 20 years. This Associated Press story has the details. Five indicted in Connecticut-based scheme to import CFCs Five men, including three Connecticut residents, have been indicted in a scheme to illegally import hundreds of tons of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), according to the EPA. CFCs destroy the earth's ozone layer, which protects the surface from harmful ultra-violate radiation. You can read the details in this EPA press release. EPA plans "comprehensive" strategy to air pollution EPA Director Christie Whitman says her agency is working on an "ambitious" legislative proposal to reduce air pollution and protect public health. Whitman says in a news release that an innovative market-based approach will be used in the plan that will set strict limits on utility emissions of the three major air pollutants: nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and mercury. |
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