https://padlet.com/20obriea/airqualityNYC air quality travel poster - Astronomy&Meteorology en-us 2020-03-05 17:02:03 UTC 2023-07-02 01:12:07 UTC hello@padlet.com 20obriea https://padlet.com/20obriea/airqualityNYC/wish/455289657 POP: 8.54 Million (2016)]]> 2020-03-05 18:33:05 UTC https://padlet.com/20obriea/airqualityNYC/wish/455289657 20obriea https://padlet.com/20obriea/airqualityNYC/wish/455292057 -- Different atmosphere aka city living 
-- The History (i.e. Ellis Island)
-- Central Park]]> 2020-03-05 18:35:50 UTC https://padlet.com/20obriea/airqualityNYC/wish/455292057 20obriea https://padlet.com/20obriea/airqualityNYC/wish/456608338 Statue of Liberty
-- A gift from the people of France to the people of the United States]]> 2020-03-09 00:52:32 UTC https://padlet.com/20obriea/airqualityNYC/wish/456608338 20obriea https://padlet.com/20obriea/airqualityNYC/wish/456609083 Central Park
-- One of the most filmed locations in the world ]]> 2020-03-09 00:54:58 UTC https://padlet.com/20obriea/airqualityNYC/wish/456609083 20obriea https://padlet.com/20obriea/airqualityNYC/wish/456609821 National September 11 Memorial and Museum
-- Commemorates the September 11, 2001 attacks]]> 2020-03-09 00:57:18 UTC https://padlet.com/20obriea/airqualityNYC/wish/456609821 20obriea https://padlet.com/20obriea/airqualityNYC/wish/456610803 BEST TIME TO VISIT
-- April through June
-- September and October
Not too cold and not too hot with lots to do around the city]]> 2020-03-09 01:00:24 UTC https://padlet.com/20obriea/airqualityNYC/wish/456610803 20obriea https://padlet.com/20obriea/airqualityNYC/wish/456613239 WORST TIME TO VISIT
-- December through February
Christmas time makes it hard to visit, and the city is very busy
The cold weather (for most) makes visiting the city unbearable 

EXTREME WEATHER IN THE PAST
January 6-10,  1996
20 inches of snow fell in NYC over two days]]> 2020-03-09 01:07:39 UTC https://padlet.com/20obriea/airqualityNYC/wish/456613239 20obriea https://padlet.com/20obriea/airqualityNYC/wish/456615829 LEADING AIR POLLUTANTS
-- PM2.5 
motor vehicles, boilers used for heating
-- NOx
fuel combustion/emission from cars
-- EC 
fossil fuel combustion and diesel exhaust
can contribute to hotter temperatures in the city
-- SO2
emitted from fossil fuel combustion at power plants
can cause acid rain
-- O3 
motor vehicle exhaust, industrial emissions
creates smog]]> 2020-03-09 01:16:03 UTC https://padlet.com/20obriea/airqualityNYC/wish/456615829 20obriea https://padlet.com/20obriea/airqualityNYC/wish/456618044 What's being done?
-- Air quality initiatives by other City agencies
-- Enforcement of the Air Pollution Control Code (Air Code) 
The goal is to preserve, protect and improve the air resources of NYC

]]> 2020-03-09 01:23:19 UTC https://padlet.com/20obriea/airqualityNYC/wish/456618044 20obriea https://padlet.com/20obriea/airqualityNYC/wish/456619312 Below, the graph provides an overview of PM2.5 during the day vs at night]]> 2020-03-09 01:27:32 UTC https://padlet.com/20obriea/airqualityNYC/wish/456619312 20obriea https://padlet.com/20obriea/airqualityNYC/wish/456621724 HEALTH
-- PM2.5
can cause lung and heart disease
-- NOx
can cause respiratory conditions
-- EC
exacerbate asthma, may increase risk of lung cancer
-- SO2
associated with increased respiratory illnesses
-- O3
can trigger a variety of health problems i including asthma and other respiratory illnesses]]> 2020-03-09 01:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/20obriea/airqualityNYC/wish/456621724 20obriea https://padlet.com/20obriea/airqualityNYC/wish/456624989 This website gives daily forecasts on New York City's air quality]]> 2020-03-09 01:45:54 UTC https://padlet.com/20obriea/airqualityNYC/wish/456624989 20obriea https://padlet.com/20obriea/airqualityNYC/wish/456626302 November 24, 1966 was one of New York's worst smog days
Below -- the view to the south of the Empire State Building]]> 2020-03-09 01:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/20obriea/airqualityNYC/wish/456626302