El Niño is coming: What it means for California weather

2023-05-11T21:22+0200eastbaytimes (en)

El Niño conditions — a warming of ocean waters off South America that can alter weather across the globe, from hurricanes to droughts, including California’s summer temperatures and the amount of rain it might receive next winter — are emerging in the Pacific Ocean for the first time in 4 years.

El Niño is coming: What it means for California weather

2023-05-11T21:22+0200mercurynews (en)

El Niño conditions — a warming of ocean waters off South America that can alter weather across the globe, from hurricanes to droughts, including California’s summer temperatures and the amount of rain it might receive next winter — are emerging in the Pacific Ocean for the first time in 4 years.

Depressed? Anxious? Air pollution may be a factor.

2023-05-09T11:49+0200philly (en)

In the 1990s, residents of Mexico City noticed their dogs acting strangely — some didn’t recognize their owners, and the animals’ sleep patterns had changed. At the time, the sprawling, mountain-ringed city of more than 15 million people was known as the most polluted in the world, with a thick,....

Depressed? Anxious? Air pollution may be a factor 3 minutes ago

2023-05-01T20:47+0200medicalxpress (en)

At the time, the sprawling, mountain-ringed city of more than 15 million people was known as the most polluted in the world, with a thick, constant haze of fossil fuel pollution trapped by thermal inversions. In 2002, toxicologist and neuropathologist Lilian Calderón-Garcidueñas, who is affiliated....

Depressed? Anxious? Air pollution may be a factor

2023-05-01T12:02+0200eagletribune (en)

In the 1990s, residents of Mexico City noticed their dogs acting strangely — some didn’t recognize their owners, and the animals’ sleep patterns had changed. At the time, the sprawling, mountain-ringed city of more than 15 million people was known as the most polluted in the world, with a thick,....

The Strange But Real Connection Between Air Pollution and Mental Health

2023-04-30T14:22+0200inverse (en)

In the 1990s, residents of Mexico City noticed their dogs acting strangely — some didn’t recognize their owners, and the animals’ sleep patterns had changed. At the time, the sprawling, mountain-ringed city of more than 15 million people was known as the most polluted in the world, with a thick,....

Depressed? Anxious? Air pollution could be among the reasons why, research finds

2023-04-27T15:35+0200suntimes (en)

In the 1990s, residents of Mexico City noticed their dogs acting strangely. Some didn’t recognize their owners, and the animals’ sleep patterns had changed. At the time, the sprawling, mountain-ringed city of more than 15 million people was known as the most polluted in the world, with a thick,....

Depressed? Anxious? Air Pollution May Be a Factor

2023-04-25T22:07+0200sltrib (en)

Calderón-Garcidueñas went on to study the brains of 203 human residents of Mexico City, only one of which did not show signs of neurodegeneration. That led to the conclusion that chronic exposure to air pollution can negatively affect people’s olfactory systems at a young age and may make them more....