Air Pollution Danger

Future forests may soak up more carbon dioxide than previously believed: North American forests appear to have a... bit.ly/AxnV35

Tropical forests fertilized by nitrogen air pollution, scientists find: Scientists braved ticks and a tiger to d... bit.ly/A2a7iz

Link between air pollution and cyclone intensity in Arabian Sea: Disruption of wind shear enables stronger storm... bit.ly/xbwE63

Arabian sea tropical cyclones are intensified by air pollution, study shows: A recent increase in the intensity ... bit.ly/zstGll

Climate policies can help resolve energy security and air pollution challenges: Policies to protect the global c... bit.ly/ABE9C3

Rising air pollution worsens drought, flooding, new study finds: Increases in air pollution and other particulat... bit.ly/wgJntP

Decline in dead zones: Efforts to heal Chesapeake Bay are working: Efforts to reduce the flow of fertilizers, an... bit.ly/zGMdTG

Preliminary report on radiation levels in Fukushima reveals relative safety of residents: Researchers have relea... bit.ly/xKvWeZ

Acid pollution in rain decreased with emissions, long-term study shows: Emissions regulations do have an environ... bit.ly/xi1dVb

Air pollution a culprit in worsening drought and flooding: Increases in air pollution and other particulate matt... bit.ly/wwveWT

Gasoline worse than diesel when it comes to some types of air pollution: The exhaust fumes from gasoline vehicle... bit.ly/yV0Gt7

NASA's TRMM satellite sees deadly tornadic thunderstorms in southeastern U.S.: Tornadoes are expected to accompa... bit.ly/wjGC2b

Ozone from rock fracture could serve as earthquake early warning: New research suggests that ozone gas emitted f... bit.ly/xw06Xe

Sharp decline in pollution from U.S. coal power plants, NASA satellite confirms: A team of scientists have used ... bit.ly/ypw1QC

Saving Da Vinci's Last Supper from air pollution: Having survived long centuries, political upheaval and even bo... bit.ly/yXN9uT

Hydrocarbon pollution along the coast of Galicia shot up five years after the Prestige oil spill: The results of... bit.ly/zylDSt

For Midwesterners, more boxcars mean cleaner air: Shifting a fraction of truck-borne freight onto trains would h... bit.ly/z8SMCS

Elusive ultrafine indoor air contaminants yield to analysis: Researchers spent 75 days on the job carrying out s... bit.ly/wJcSSy

Dust storms affect subsequent emergency hospital admissions, study finds: A new study reveals that dust storms h... bit.ly/wdFKpM

Benefits of new U.S. air quality rules greatly outweigh costs: Scientists have written an expanded review of six... bit.ly/xkRJMP