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Doug Kinnison comments on wildfires and ozone

Doug Kinnison comments on wildfires harming the ozone layer

May 25, 2023

Smoke from the Canadian wildfires is once again hazing up the Front Range. Not only is it unpleasant to breathe, new research shows that smoke can erode the protective ozone layer.
9News, Denver, Colorado

Smoky, hazy air over Chautauqua

Why did Boulder, CO look like this on May 20, 2023?

May 23, 2023

Residents of Boulder, Colorado were greeted with an unwelcome visitor this week: a decline in air quality that left them with hazy skies and concerns about their well-being. The source of this phenomenon, as it turned out, lay far beyond the state borders.

TEMPO satellite launch

ACOM scientists celebrate launch of TEMPO satellite

Apr 5, 2023

David Edwards attended the launch of the TEMPO satellite instrument to monitor air quality over North America and in an article for Science magazine, Gabi Pfister commented on how TEMPO will help understand the complexity of air pollution over Colorado's Front Range.