What is it about?
If we do not address the problems of air pollution and climate change, air quality alerts will rise. Then, either health risks from pollution will increase, or people will adapt to protect themselves from those risks, or both. Here, we study the change in U.S. air quality alerts over this century due to fine particulate matter (PM2.5), who they may affect, and how they may respond.
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Why is it important?
When the air is very poor, people may wonder, "What should I do? How should I change my behavior to protect myself?" This study examines what we need to do, in the short and long term, to fairly keep people safe from pollution.
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This page is a summary of: Health and equity implications of individual adaptation to air pollution in a changing climate, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, January 2024, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2215685121.
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