2021
Persistent Increases in Nighttime Heat Stress From Urban Expansion Despite Heat Island Mitigation
Huang K, Lee X, Stone B, Knievel J, Bell M, Seto K. Persistent Increases in Nighttime Heat Stress From Urban Expansion Despite Heat Island Mitigation. Journal Of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 2021, 126 DOI: 10.1029/2020jd033831.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGreenhouse gases
2020
The Human Health Co-benefits of Air Quality Improvements Associated with Climate Change Mitigation
Thurston G, Bell M. The Human Health Co-benefits of Air Quality Improvements Associated with Climate Change Mitigation. Respiratory Medicine 2020, 181-202. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-54746-2_9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFossil fuel combustion processesGHG emissionsCombustion processLess combustionGround-level air pollutionGreenhouse gasesLocal air qualityFossil fuelsFossil fuel combustionCombustionAir pollutantsKey air pollutantsAir qualityMitigationAir pollutionDieselHealth Co-BenefitsPollutantsMitigation measuresEmissionCoalClimate change mitigationFuelHuman healthClean air
2016
Particulate air pollution from wildfires in the Western US under climate change
Liu JC, Mickley LJ, Sulprizio MP, Dominici F, Yue X, Ebisu K, Anderson GB, Khan RFA, Bravo MA, Bell ML. Particulate air pollution from wildfires in the Western US under climate change. Climatic Change 2016, 138: 655-666. PMID: 28642628, PMCID: PMC5476308, DOI: 10.1007/s10584-016-1762-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClimate changeSmoke wavesAir pollutionFire management strategiesThreat of wildfireFuture climate changeHuman healthWildfire activityWildfire managementWestern OregonFire prediction modelWestern USWildfiresFire seasonGreat PlainsWarming climateHigh air pollutionPollution eventsGlobal chemical transport modelPotential health impactsManagement strategiesGreenhouse gasesPollutionFuture estimatesPotential impact
2013
The Human Health Co-benefits of Air Quality Improvements Associated with Climate Change Mitigation
Thurston G, Bell M. The Human Health Co-benefits of Air Quality Improvements Associated with Climate Change Mitigation. Respiratory Medicine 2013, 137-154. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-8417-2_8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFuel combustion processFossil fuel combustion processesGHG emissionsCombustion processGround-level air pollutionGreenhouse gasesLocal air qualityFossil fuelsAir pollutantsKey air pollutantsHarmful air pollutantsTemperature changesAir qualityMitigationAir pollutionHealth Co-BenefitsClimate change mitigationPollutantsEmissionCoalFuel