Climate Change Plus Nox Equals Ozone Problems (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Climate Change Plus Nox Equals Ozone Problems

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A simplified illustration of the new study's results: Over the next 30 years, if regulations fall by the wayside, and global warming continues, gains in the fight against ozone will be forfeited, and more US counties will not attain ozone level targets. Ozone damages respiratory tissue, leading to more respiratory illness and a higher annual death toll.

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Georgia Tech / Shen, Russell

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