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New 10/29
September 2020 Temperature Update
September 2020 was the warmest September globally since record-keeping began in 1850. The first nine months of the year have been marked by above average temperatures nearly everywhere, with especially extreme conditions across Eurasia.
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Climate Change and the West Coast Fires: A Q & A with Berkeley Earth's Climate Scientists
In this midst of a record-setting fire season, Berkeley Earth's climate scientists Robert Rohde and Zeke Hausfather talk with Social Media Manager Kari Hulac to discuss climate change and the fires burning across the West.
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Air Pollution
As air pollution becomes an increasingly salient global problem, Berkeley Earth becomes an increasingly important resource for timely, reliable, global data to help inform all sectors of the public, as well as to accurately inform...
Air Pollution
Air Pollution and Cigarette Equivalence
With air quality levels deteriorating to unhealthy levels throughout the west coast, our 2015 study correlating PM2.5 levels with the health impacts of cigarette smoking highlights the dangers of prolonged exposure to poor air quality.
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