Atmospheric Chemistry Modeling Group – Harvard University
ACMG Mickley Subgroup
Group Leaders Daniel J. Jacob and Loretta J. Mickley
News
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*** In the News ***
December 1, 2024
Keeping the public informed of current progress in the science of air quality and climate change is an important task of our research group. This page lists the many mentions of our research across various media.
Impact of smoke from crop burning in India on air quality in Delhi.
November 22, 2024
Our research on the impact of crop residue burning in India on Delhi air quality is reported by the Washington Post. Our study, led by Tianjia (Tina) Liu while at Harvard, shows how the delay in rice planting in Punjab increases smoke pollution downwind during the post-monsoon season.
Consequences of solar geoengineering for tropospheric chemistry.
September 23, 2023
We investigate the consequences of stratospheric aerosol injection for tropospheric chemistry, and the implications are discussed in the Washington Post.
Towards greater understanding of how wildfires perturb the carbon budget.
September 22, 2023
Our National Academies workshop on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Wildland Fires attracts hundreds of attendees (remote and in-person) and receives notice.
Utility of prescribed fires in the West under a changing climate regime
July 1, 2023
Makoto Kelp’s new paper on the utility of prescribed fires in northern California and the Pacific Northwest catches the attention of western newspapers and other media.
Impact of smoke from Amazonian fires on Indigenous populations
June 6, 2023
Eimy Bonilla publishes a study on the health consequences of smoke exposure in Indigenous territories of the Amazon, and the outcome receives attention here and here.
Effects of smoke exposure on incidence of Covid-19.
August 13, 2021
Our collaboration with Francesca Dominici and her team leads to a new paper linking smoke exposure to the incidence of Covid-19 in the western US. Media accounts include the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the National Geographic. Tina Liu and Miah Caine contributed.
Fires and climate change in the West.
May 25, 2021
Loretta speaks on a panel for KQED, the public radio station in San Francisco. Previously she had contributed to reporting on climate and wildfires for Colorado Public Radio and Voice of America.
Impact of fossil fuel combustion on air quality.
February 9, 2021
Our study on the air quality and health implications of fossil fuel burning draws attention from around the world. The research was led by former Harvard postdoc Eloise Marais.
Wildfires and human health in the western US.
September 11, 2020
In its coverage of fires in the West, the New York Times citesCoco Liu’s papers linking wildfire and health, including the health of elderly blacks.
Future air quality in Africa.
November 7, 2019
New research led by former postdoc Eloise Marais quantifies the potential consequences of future development in Africa on air quality, and the Guardian takes note.
Indonesian fires and climate change.
August 28, 2019
Our 2016 paper on Indonesian fires, led by Shannon Koplitz, is once again in the news.
Indonesian fires, smoke exposure, and public health.
August 6, 2019
Miriam Marlier’s new paper introduces the SMOKE policy tool, an integrative framework to maximize the health benefits from peatland restoration in Indonesia. Tina Liu travels to Indonesia to meet with government officials and gets local press by CNN Indonesia and Suara News and more globally at The Times.
Climate change and health.
January 23, 2019
Recent alum Ploy Achakulwisut has a terrific oped in Scientific American on the links between climate change and health.
Strengthened scientific support for EPA Endangerment Finding.
December 23, 2018
Loretta contributes to a paper that reinforces the scientific support for the 2009 EPA Endangerment Finding on greenhouse gases. Media mentions include The Hill and WBUR.
Overlooked chemistry in Beijing smog
October 18, 2018
Jonathan Moch’s paper examining an overlooked chemical mechanism to explain Beijing smog is noticed by The New York Times, U.S. News, and CNN.
Effect of climate change on dust in the U.S. Southwest.
June 11, 2018
Ploy Achakulwisut writes an essay in The Conversation, describing her research on the effect of climate change on dust concentrations over the U.S. Southwest. Her essay is picked up by U.S. News & World Report and Truthout.
Seed for Change in India competition.
May 10, 2018
Dan Cusworth’s research on the impact of smoke on air quality in India contributes to Green Screen, the winning entry in the 2018 Seed for Change in India competition of the Lakshi Mittal South Asia Institute.
Oped on fossil fuel combustion and health.
April 26, 2018
Recent alumna Ploy Achakulwisut writes a compelling oped on fossil fuel combustion and health for the Guardian.
Contribution of agricultural fires to air pollution in Delhi.
April 3, 2018
Dan Cusworth receives attention by The Economic Times and India Today for his work on the contribution of agricultural fires to air pollution in Delhi.
Tracking recent U.S. ozone trends.
April 5, 2017
Lu Shen creates a cool interactive online tool for tracking U.S. ozone trends and variability in summer.
Review of Special Science Report.
March 15, 2017
Loretta serves on a review panel for the National Academy of Sciences, and the outcome is noticed by The Washington Post.
Health impacts from the massive 2015 haze event in Equatorial Asia.
September 19, 2016
Shannon Koplitz’s paper on the health impacts from the massive 2015 haze event in Equatorial Asia receives attention by the BBC, the New York Times, and the Guardian. The study is named one of the top papers in ERL for 2016.
Increasing “smokewaves” from wildfires in the western U.S.
August 18, 2016
Coco Liu’s paper predicting increased frequency of “smokewaves” from wildfires in the western U.S. due to climate change gets press by the NASA Earth Observatory, the Missoulian, and Climate Central.
Renewed attention on the U.S. warming hole.
May 10, 2014
Eric Leibensperger’s paper on the U.S. warming hole receives renewed attention in the National Geographic in the aftermath of the Third National Climate Assessment.
Climate change, wildfires, and future air quality in the western United States.
June 4, 2013
Xu Yue’s paper on climate change, wildfires, and future air quality in the western United States is in the news at New Scientist and the National Geographic.
The U.S. warming hole.
May 18, 2012
Our research on the US warming hole is featured as the Image of the Day on NASA’s Earth Observatory website.
Cooling aerosols over the eastern U.S.
December 6, 2011
Our study showing the impact of changing aerosols on regional climate in the eastern United States draws attention at the New York Times and NASA.
Impact of kudzu invasion on surface ozone in the Southeast.
May 22, 2010
We get press by the BBC and the Christian Science Monitor for a joint project with Stony Brook University that investigated the impact of kudzu invasion in the Southeast US on soil NOx emissions and surface ozone.
Scientific support for the EPA Endangerment Findings.
December 7, 2009
The EPA releases the 2009 Endangerment Findings, stating that CO2 and other greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare. The accompanying Technical Support Document (TSD) cites our research on future air pollution and cold front frequency.
Future wildfires and air quality in the West.
August 6, 2009
Dominick Spracklen’s work on the effects of future wildfires on smoke air quality in the western US is cited in the Los Angeles Times.
Impact of climate change on stagnation frequency and smog.
February 20, 2005
We get press from Washington Post, the Boston Globe, and Earth Watch radio for our research on the impact of climate change on stagnation frequency and smog in the eastern U.S.
