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One of the most active volcanoes on the Kamchatka Peninsula is erupting yet again.

Skies turned orange across the city of Ica as winds, locally known as Paracas winds, lofted dust from the coastal…

Short-lived aerosols from smoke helped researchers pinpoint some of the key processes drawing levels of carbon monoxide down. Â

Explore how wildfire smoke travels in our sky and find out how NASA satellites track it. Plus, create your own…

Sea salt, volcanic ash, dust, wildfire smoke, and industrial pollution are types of airborne aerosols. Natural aerosols tend to be…

Airborne aerosols can cause or prevent cloud formation and harm human health. These maps depict aerosol concentrations in the air…

In addition to gases and clouds, Earth’s atmosphere contains tiny liquid and solid particles called aerosols. Aerosols influence air quality…

EO Kids is searching for small specks of air pollutants from space. How clean is our air?

During one day in August, tropical cyclones, dust storms, and fires spread tiny particles throughout the atmosphere.


