Wildfires May Be More Toxic Than Scientists Thought

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The beginning of this Atlantic article puts you inside the NASA DC-8 airplane that Greg Huey and a team of researchers used to study the air pollution and climate impact of California's massive Rim wildfire of August 2013. Huey, professor and chair of the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, recently published a study that showed wildfires send more dangerous particulate matter into the air than previously thought. 

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College of Sciences

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Environment
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College of Sciences, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, greg huey, wildfires, pollution, particulate matter, NASA, Rim Fire
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  • Created By: Renay San Miguel
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Jun 26, 2017 - 10:30am
  • Last Updated: Jun 26, 2017 - 2:06pm