air quality

Climate and Weather August 25, 2023

Code Orange air quality alert issued for metro Atlanta for third consecutive day

The Georgia Environmental Protection Division relayed a Code Orange air quality alert to the National Weather Service warning of poor air quality in the metro Atlanta region today: Friday, August…

Climate and Weather August 24, 2023

Code Orange air quality alert in metro Atlanta for second consecutive day

The poor air quality in metro Atlanta will continue for a second consecutive day. The Georgia Environmental Protection Division relayed a Code Orange air quality alert to the National Weather…

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Environment August 10, 2023

AI can help forecast air quality, but freak events like 2023’s summer of wildfire smoke require traditional methods too

by Joshua S. Fu, University of Tennessee, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Wildfire smoke from Canada’s extreme fire season has left a lot of people…

Climate and Weather July 1, 2023

Metro Atlanta under another Code Orange air quality alert, but what does that mean?

The Georgia Environmental Protection Division relayed a Code Orange air quality alert to the National Weather Service warning of high ozone levels in metro Atlanta for Saturday, July 1, 2023….

Climate and Weather June 30, 2023

Another Code Orange air quality alert issued for metro Atlanta, Friday June 30

The Georgia Environmental Protection Division relayed another Code Orange air quality alert to the National Weather Service warning of high ozone levels in metro Atlanta on Friday, June 30, 2023. What…

Climate and Weather June 29, 2023

Code Orange alert issued for metro Atlanta due to high levels of ozone: Thursday June 29

The Georgia Environmental Protection Division relayed a Code Orange air quality alert to the National Weather Service warning of high ozone levels expected today in metro Atlanta, Thursday June 29….

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