During the smoky summer of 2018, two wildfires in Utah County burned a combined 121,000 acres, sending smoke pouring into the valleys of the Wasatch Front.
Community Helps Scientists Evaluate Wildfire Smoke Forecasts
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Air Pollution Costs Utahns Billions Annually and Shortens Life Expectancy by Two Years
Air pollution has been a problem in Utah since before the territory was officially recognized as a state.
Can High-Intensity Exercise Slow Parkinson’s?
Endurance exercise is an important treatment for people with Parkinson’s disease, Northwestern Medicine research has shown.
UW Researchers’ Evaluation Puts MGE Net-Zero Carbon Goal on Path to Limit Global Warming
Madison Gas and Electric’s plan for net-zero carbon electricity by 2050 reflects a pace of carbon reduction consistent with limiting the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius to prevent the most severe impacts of climate change, according to an evaluation conducted by University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists.
Study Confirms Contribution of Bioenergy to Climate Change Mitigation
That biofuels can contribute to a cleaner global energy mix is widely accepted, but the net benefits of bioenergy in terms of mitigating greenhouse gases (GHG) are moot.
Lurking in Genomic Shadows: How Giant Viruses Fuel the Evolution of Algae
Viruses are tiny invaders that cause a wide range of diseases, from rabies to tomato spotted wilt virus and, most recently, COVID-19 in humans.
