MAIA Stories
A NASA-funded air pollution monitoring network has provided one of the most detailed long-term views yet of the role of black carbon, or soot produced by fires, diesel vehicles, and other combustion sources, in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. The detailed…
The pungent gas contributes to fine airborne particulate pollution, which endangers human health when inhaled and absorbed in the bloodstream. A recent study led by scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California and the nonprofit Aerospace Corporation shows…
Lee esta historia en español aquí. Satellite-based data offers a broad view of particulate air pollution patterns across a major West Coast e-commerce hub. As goods of all shapes and sizes journey from factory to doorstep, chances are they’ve stopped at…