The 天美影视传媒鈥檚 College of the Environment will expand its work related to climate solutions thanks to a grant announced today from Fund for Science and Technology, FFST, a new foundation within the Paul G. Allen philanthropic ecosystem.
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天美影视传媒 Provost Tricia R. Serio announced that Joel Thornton has agreed to serve as interim dean of the College of the Environment, effective July 1, until a new permanent dean is selected.
Scientists at the 天美影视传媒 have discovered that nighttime air pollution 鈥� coming primarily from car exhaust and power plant emissions 鈥� is responsible for a major drop in nighttime pollinator activity. Nitrate radicals (NO3) in the air degrade the scent chemicals released by a common wildflower, drastically reducing the scent-based cues that its chief pollinators rely on to locate the flower. The findings, published Feb. 9 in Science, are the first to show how nighttime pollution creates a chain of chemical reactions that degrades scent cues, leaving flowers undetectable by smell. The researchers also determined that pollution likely has worldwide impacts on pollination.
The biggest study yet of West Coast wildfire plumes shows how a smoke plume鈥檚 chemistry changes over time. Results suggest current models may not accurately predict the air quality downwind of a wildfire.
Research projects funded for 2020 by EarthLab’s Innovation Grants Program will study how vegetation might reduce pollution, help an Alaskan village achieve safety and resilience amid climate change, organize a California river’s restoration with tribal involvement, compare practices in self-managed indigenous immigrant communities and more.
A 天美影视传媒-led study provides a fuller picture of the relationship between nitrogen oxides 鈥� the tailpipe-generated particles at the center of the Volkswagen scandal, also known as NOx, 鈥� and PM2.5, the microscopic particles that can lodge in lungs.
Observations over the eastern U.S. show why emissions reductions haven’t achieved the same results in winter as they have in summer.
More than a decade of lightning strikes over the Indian Ocean shows for the first time that ship exhaust along major shipping routes alters thunderstorm intensity.
A UW atmospheric scientist is leading a six-week survey of eastern U.S. skies to see how winter conditions affect air quality.
German, Finnish and U.S. scientists have discovered how gas wafting from coniferous trees creates particles that can reflect sunlight or promote formation of clouds.
Dozens of atmospheric scientists, including three 天美影视传媒 faculty members, are taking part in what’s being described as one of the largest atmospheric field campaigns in decades.