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As Temperatures Rise in Tucson, so Do Concerns over Health Risks Linked to Higher Ozone Levels
Ozone levels in Tucson and other Arizona urban areas are increasing as temperatures hit record or near-record levels every year with growing scientific consensus that continued increasing temperatures will make future ozone levels, and, in effect, health risks worse.
N.J. Is Warming at An Alarming Rate and It’s Making Our Air Harder to Breathe
This warming trend, combined with pollution from cars, power plants and chemical plants, is expected to increase the number of days each year that New Jersey residents inhale unsafe levels of ozone pollution.
Earlier Springs Heighten Allergy Misery in Tennessee
As global temperatures continue to rise, Knoxville is experiencing earlier springs, ushering in longer allergy seasons. Pollen intensity is increasing, inducing sickening impacts for asthmatics and those vulnerable to hay fever.
A Change in the Air: Earlier Springs Bring Allergies and Asthma to Hard-Hit San Antonio
San Antonio is one of the most challenging cities for spring allergies sufferers, and rising temperatures are making it worse.
POLLEN PROBLEMS: Climate Change, the Growing Season, and America’s Allergies
Millions of Americans suffer from seasonal allergies—and climate change is prolonging their season of suffering.
How a Green New Deal Could Shape Delaware’s Climate Risks
Delaware's future could be shaped by climate action.
Breathing Fire: All This Smoke Means Smaller Newborns And More ER Visits
People with lung conditions are more likely to refill prescriptions and be hospitalized during smoke waves, and when pregnant mothers are exposed there’s a “small but significant" decline in birth weight.
Breathing Fire: Wildfire Smoke Forcing Idahoans Indoors
Idahoans are being affected by pollution from worsening wildfires linked to the weather, climate change and forest management policies. The smoke is creating public health risks and undermining decades of air quality gains.
