March 3, 2023
London observatory reveals traffic reduction success but points to future pollution challenge
Traffic reduction in London has brought substantial benefits for air quality in the region, but heating may become the next big challenge.
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February 28, 2023
Event: Atmospheric Science Conference March 2023 Programme Announced
We reveal the programme for the final instalment of the Science for Society Atmospheric Science Conference series.
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February 7, 2023
Hidden harms of indoor pollution
It is time to recognise the impact that indoor air pollution has on our health, say leading government officials in a new comment piece in Nature.
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February 3, 2023
£4.3m investment in global network to study atmospheric change
National Centre for Atmospheric Science receives £4.3 million to partner with worldwide organisations to study global change.
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January 26, 2023
Outdoor air pollution in urban areas: scientists inform new parliamentary report
In a report published this week, the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology with input from the National Centre for Atmospheric, has outlined pa...
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January 20, 2023
Atlantic observations show ‘self-cleaning’ processes in the marine atmosphere
Scientists have shed new light on the ‘self-cleaning’ capacity of the atmosphere, using airborne and ground-based observations around the tropical Atlan...
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December 12, 2022
Commercial aircraft equipped to collect climate data
Commercial aircraft are being transformed into flying laboratories as part of a European effort to collect real-time observations of our atmosphere.
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December 8, 2022
Future of air pollution outlined by scientists in Chief Medical Officer’s report
Researchers from the National Centre for Atmospheric Science outline five take-home messages about the future of UK air pollution, from the Chief Medica...
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December 6, 2022
Great Smog 70 years on: ‘New laws to clean London’s air’
One of the UK’s worst air pollution episodes, the Great Smog of 1952, occurred 70 years ago in London. Pollution laws, and changes in the way we heat an...
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November 22, 2022
Climate-changing aerosols need to be taken seriously, urge climate scientists
The dangerous impacts of aerosol changes on vulnerable regions should have been a priority at COP27 after climate policymakers agreed a
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November 16, 2022
British team to undertake four year air pollution study inside Bradford homes
British researchers are leading one of the most comprehensive studies yet on indoor air pollution, working in partnership with 300 real homes in Bradford.
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November 7, 2022
Indoor air pollution area of large uncertainty according to Government report
Indoor air pollution, and how it will change in the future, is a large area of uncertainty at the moment, according to a new Government report.