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Priyanka deSouza

@priyankadesouza.bsky.social
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Asst prof @CUDenverMURP|Past: @WHO| PhD @MITdusp @SenseableCity| @UNEP @OxfordSBS @oxfordgeography @rhodes_trust @iitbombay|she/her| Take Me to the World

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Shelly L Miller, PhD @shellymboulder.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
@priyankadesouza.bsky.social et al: Census block groups with malodorous facilities had a higher % of non-White residents & workers, more residents & workers w/ formal education < high school, lower median household incomes, and lower house values) than those without. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Evaluating the environmental justice dimensions of odor in Denver, Colorado - Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology
Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology - Evaluating the environmental justice dimensions of odor in Denver, Colorado
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Paul Wennberg @paulowennberg.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Great to see our community open access studies linked by major newspapers. Here link to study by @gouwlab.bsky.social and colleagues in the NYTimes on hazards after the fires are extinguished.
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Far From the Fires, the Deadly Risks of Smoke Are Intensifying
Researchers see a growing health danger from the vast plumes of pollution spawned by wildfires like the ones devastating Los Angeles.
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Hartmut Boesch @hboesch.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
New @esa.int Webstory on #methane point source detection from the TROPOMI satellite based on the recent publication by Stefen Vanselow from IUP @unibremen.bsky.social eo4society.esa.int/2025/01/10/i...
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Identification of major persistent methane source regions - eo science for society
The anthropogenic emissions of methane (CH4), after those of carbon dioxide (CO2), are the second most important man-made source of greenhouse gases
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Marshall Burke @marshallburke.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Really nice data-driven explainer of recent causes of global warming from @hausfath.bsky.social www.theclimatebrink.com/p/exploring-...
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Exploring the drivers of modern global warming
By using a simple climate model, we can disentangle greenhouse gases, aerosols, and natural forcings.
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Teen Vogue @teenvogue.com · 08/01/2025
These teenagers and young men — 95% of whom are Black, Latinx, or Filipino — earn between $2.20 and $4 per hour, plus an additional $1 an hour when they’re actively fighting fires, according to the DJJ. ⤵️
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In California, Incarcerated Teenagers Help Fight Wildfires
"You’re put in danger every time you’re on the fire line.”
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Marshall Burke @marshallburke.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
New paper characterizing trends in wildfire smoke PM2.5 in the US, incl. updated daily dataset and implications for air quality regulation. Below is animation of 2023. Paper: eartharxiv.org/repository/v... Data (BETA version): www.stanfordecholab.com/wildfire_smoke Quick thread:
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Priyanka deSouza @priyankadesouza.bsky.social · 12/10/2023
Also, here's another article, where we evaluated how well low-cost air quality sensors performed in a mobile setting. This field campaign went wrong in so many different ways, initially. It was wonderful to work with the team we did and finally pull this off: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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Priyanka deSouza @priyankadesouza.bsky.social · 12/10/2023
New @SciReports study analyzes ambient air pollution exposure across villages & urban blocks in India and finds that caste, religion & poverty are all important risk factors - but may operate differently in rural & urban areas. Read: bit.ly/48GQbP0
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