Prescribed fire season in North Carolina typically runs from late winter through early spring when trees and other vegetation are dormant. The season often peaks…
Folks just west of the Raleigh-Durham International Airport on Monday night may have seen or smelled smoke lingering into the early morning hours on Tuesday….
This multi-part blog series highlights several common sources of PM2.5 data with the intent not to endorse or dismiss any particular platform, but to suggest how…
This multi-part blog series highlights several common sources of PM2.5 data with the intent not to endorse or dismiss any particular platform, but to suggest how…
This multi-part blog series highlights several common sources of PM2.5 data with the intent not to endorse or dismiss any particular platform, but to suggest how…
This multi-part blog series highlights several common sources of PM2.5 data with the intent not to endorse or dismiss any particular platform, but to suggest how…
In 2023, an incredible 45 million acres (18.5m hectares) of forest burned in Canada. And last summer in particular, when the large-scale weather pattern was…
In a previous blog post, we discussed some unique characteristics of winter air quality. Namely, how fine particulate readings are often higher overnight and early…
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Prescribed fire season in North Carolina typically runs from late winter through early spring when trees and other vegetation are dormant. The season often peaks…
As calendars flipped to November, the 2025 ozone season officially came to an end across North Carolina. The season, which runs from March 1 through…
Folks just west of the Raleigh-Durham International Airport on Monday night may have seen or smelled smoke lingering into the early morning hours on Tuesday….
Since launching the AIR tool in 2021, we have had the opportunity to use it during numerous high ozone and fine particulate events with origins…
You may have noticed over the past month that there seem to be more fine particulate (i.e., PM2.5) readings elevated into the Code Yellow “moderate”…
This multi-part blog series highlights several common sources of PM2.5 data with the intent not to endorse or dismiss any particular platform, but to suggest how…
This multi-part blog series highlights several common sources of PM2.5 data with the intent not to endorse or dismiss any particular platform, but to suggest how…
This multi-part blog series highlights several common sources of PM2.5 data with the intent not to endorse or dismiss any particular platform, but to suggest how…
This multi-part blog series highlights several common sources of PM2.5 data with the intent not to endorse or dismiss any particular platform, but to suggest how…
In 2023, an incredible 45 million acres (18.5m hectares) of forest burned in Canada. And last summer in particular, when the large-scale weather pattern was…
In a previous blog post, we discussed some unique characteristics of winter air quality. Namely, how fine particulate readings are often higher overnight and early…
Our summer started not with sun but smoke last week, which yielded the most widespread hazardous air quality episode seen in many years across the…