By Corey Davis, Elliot Tardif and Sara KreuserOur summer started not with sun but smoke last week, which yielded the most widespread hazardous air quality episode seen in many years across the... |Air Quality Blog
By Bradley McLambWe usually experience good air quality conditions throughout the spring in North Carolina, often due to those April showers that bring May flowers! However, it... |Air Quality Blog
By Sara Kreuser and Bradley McLambMarch heralds the start of not only meteorological spring – even if it may be colder than February was! – but also the official start... |Air Quality Blog
By Corey Davis and Bradley McLambThe foliage reaching its final form and the first freeze of the season – not to mention the calendar showing it’s now November – are... |Air Quality Blog
By Heather WylieAir Quality Forecasting As we have touched on in other posts in the past, the North Carolina Division of Air Quality (NCDAQ) is responsible for... |Air Quality Blog
By Heather WylieWildfires Air Quality Awareness Week begins with a look at wildfires and smoke. A wildfire is a fire that is either unplanned or out of... |Air Quality Blog
By Bradley McLamb, Heather Wylie, Elliot Tardif and Corey DavisThat feeling of spring in the air will soon be joined by powdery puffs of pollen, some sniffs of smoke, and potentially even occasional unhealthy... |Air Quality Blog
By Heather WylieHave you noticed how fine particulate readings in the morning are often higher than the afternoon during the winter months? This is often due to... |Air Quality Blog
By Heather WylieEarlier this month we discussed the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), but how do we measure air quality to ensure our air is within... |Air Quality Blog
By Corey Davis and Bradley McLambThis post originally appeared on the State Climate Office’s Climate Blog in August 2021 coinciding with the public launch of the Ambient Information Reporter. The State Climate Office... |Air Quality Blog
By Heather WylieA Statewide Effort Last month we discussed the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), but how do we measure air quality to ensure our air... |Air Quality Blog
By Heather WylieIn an earlier post, we discussed the Air Quality Index and how it measures the state of the air. We mentioned that the breakpoints for...