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African air quality: framework for a proactive observing and modeling strategy

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The public health threat of air pollution in Africa, which already results in 1.1 million premature deaths annually, is expected to intensify under rapid urbanization and population growth. To develop strategies for improving air quality monitoring and research in East Africa, scientists from around the world convened for workshops virtually in 2021 and in-person in […]

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Unexpected Long-Range Smoke Transport and Atmospheric Influence from Africa to the Caribbean

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A new study funded by CVP finds unexpected long-range links between aerosol particle source, especially smoke, and atmospheric processes including cloud formation and radiative properties.

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Climate models bias the rains down in Africa, but there’s something that 100 model runs or more could do

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If Toto had been a group of climate modelers instead of a band, the song “Africa” might have informed listeners that East Africa has two rainy seasons–long rains from March to May and short rains from October to December.

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