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Climate Change, Ozone, and Environmental Issues in the Atmosphere

The environment is a fragile place. Explore the details of climate zones and changes, ancient climates, and future outlooks. The greenhouse effect and the destruction of the ozone layer are discussed in detail. Learn what you can do to stop the changes.
Is Air Quality Worse Midweek vs. Weekends?
Humans seem to be the culprits for air pollution in an amazing discovery made via NASA satellites. While air pollutants can come from both natural and artificial sources, humans are actually making certain days of the week worse. Find out which days of the week you are at the most risk for low air quality related health problems.
Make a Monthly Climate Data Calendar
Using an online tool, you can interactively create a climate calendar for several Midwest states. The calendar displays average heating and cooling days, average temperatures, and precipitation. Each weather calendar is unique and YOU choose the scientific data to represent.
NOAA Policy Statement on Climate Variability and Change
A great policy read, this article states, "Ongoing political debate about global energy policy should not stand in the way of common sense action to reduce societal and environmental vulnerabilities to climate variability and change."

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