The Smog Bloggers

  • Released Wednesday, May 12, 2010
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Has pollen got you sneezing? Wondering what's causing that mysterious afternoon haze? How do you find out what's in the air you are breathing? For the thousands of people who visit the University of Maryland Baltimore County's "Smog Blog" each day, the answer is just a web click away. The Smog Bloggers combine laser measurements of current air quality with NASA satellite data to paint a daily picture of air pollution across the US. To date, the blog has received over two million hits, and is itself a big hit with weather forecasters, astronomers, asthma sufferers, and those with just a healthy curiosity about what kinds of pollution they may be breathing in.

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This page was originally published on Wednesday, May 12, 2010.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:54 PM EDT.

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  • Smog Bloggers (ID: 2010057)
    Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 4:00AM
    Produced by - Terry Cole (NASA)

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