Special Feature: Severe flooding in Panama and Costa Rica

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For those needing a English description of the floods in Panama, you can look at a posting on DailyKos Our partners in SERVIR have been following this story for several days on the Mesoamerican and Caribbean Smog Blog. Best wishes…

West Coast Appears to be Clearing

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Happy Thanksgiving! Continuing from yesterday, Code Orange readings were scattered across central California, as well as around St Louis in the morning. Much of the country had Moderate air quality, especially in the upper Midwest and the West coast. Overall,…

Is Going to Work Making You Sick? - GreenerBuildings

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GreenerBuildingsIs Going to Work Making You Sick?GreenerBuildings - Nov 26, 2008And a number of health conditions are a result of poor IAQ in commercial buildings. Sick Building Syndrome, or SBS, is the name given to the condition in …

Affordable and Practical Gift Ideas for This Holiday Season

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With the holiday just a few weeks away, everyone is beginning to think about what to get that special someone in the family—or what to ask for yourself. With the downturn in the economy and consumers cutting back on their overall holiday giving, it’s even more important to find the right gift.
A recent appearance by [...]

“Unhealthy” in California, strong light extinction over the Texas-Mexican border

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While clouds cover most of the Western part of the US, the rest does not show any visible particle event according to today’s MODIS TERRA RGB image (top, left). Although it does not seem visible via satellite, the SSD fire…

Improved IQ On IAQ - TFM

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TFMImproved IQ On IAQTFM, NJ - Nov 21, 2008That is because measuring and testing IAQ is an imperfect science with many variables, and the path to establishing whether or not a building has healthy …

More of the same in CA; midwest haze continues

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The haze that has been noted in the central valley of California for the last several days continues. Now the air quality is degrading in the upper part of the valley near Sacramento and Elk Grove (both which were at…

Improved IQ On IAQ - TFM

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TFMImproved IQ On IAQTFM, NJ - Nov 21, 2008That is because measuring and testing IAQ is an imperfect science with many variables, and the path to establishing whether or not a building has healthy …

As seen on Oprah - Shower Filters Can Increase Health of Hair!

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Dr. Mehmet Oz, vice-chair and professor of surgery at Columbia University and health expert on “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” recently talked about the importance of shower filters on “The Oprah Winfrey Show.”
While many people think hair loss is mainly a problem with men, Dr. Oz asserts that 40 percent of women also suffer from hair [...]

Haze in the Southeast and Gulf Coast states, “unhealthy for sensitive groups” in California.

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Haze is seen on today’s morning TERRA RGB image (top, left) over Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas. When taking a closer look (top, right), the image shows a large number of light smoke plumes. This is confirmed by today’s…