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Pollensesongen for or går mot slutten
Sesongen for or nærmer seg slutten for i år, men i mange områder er det fortsatt mye pollen fra bjørk og salix.
Valgene vi tar i hverdagen
Ville du tatt andre valg i hverdagen hvis du visste hvor mye pollen og svevestøv det var i luften rundt deg? Luften rundt oss utendørs er fylt med mange små partikler slik som pollen og svevestøv. Noen av dem ser vi, andre er usynlige – og vi vet ikke alltid hvordan disse påvirker oss. Vi …
How to spot a birch tree from space
To improve our pollen forecasts, we are using satellite data and machine learning to classify plant types.
WHO tightens air quality guidelines
WHO releases stricter air quality guidelines to protect human health. The new standard for fine particles (PM2.5) is halved, stressing that exposure to PM2.5 is a major health risk.
The accidental badger detector
PM2.5 levels peaked late at night and early mornings at our sensor test site and we struggled to find out why. Turns out the answer had fur and four legs.
We’re measuring pollen!
We are running our airminer 2.0 sensors to calculate local pollen levels. As expected, pollen levels vary with temperature and precipitation, but we also see significant variations through the day.
When to expect birch pollen in Norway?
Hazel and alder is flowering in Southern Norway, but the key allergen to many of us is birch. When can we expect the birch pollen season to start?
Spring in Europe – alder, hazel and birch pollen
We are heading into warmer and lighter days in Europe, lockdowns or not. And no surprise, the pollen is faithfully here.
Green in India means red in Norway
We’ve attempted to compare the different PM2.5 breakpoints in selected air quality indices. It turns out a green level does not mean the same around the world.
EU’s clean air outlook – saving lives and reducing costs
EU has launched its Second Clean Air Outlook report. There are both premature deaths and money to be saved by improving the air quality.
Pilot testing our air quality monitor – where is the pollution coming from?
We are pilot testing our air quality monitors and have started to dig into the first results. We had expected local variations in PM-levels, but it turns out the source is probably found far away from the neighbour’s wood burning stove.
Air quality in Europe – it’s going the right way
EEA’s recent report gives hope for the air quality in Europe. Most pollutants have been reduced the last decade, but Eastern Europe is still heavily affected.
Winter is coming – with polluted air
As we enter the colder months on the northern hemisphere, air pollution levels rise. Much of Europe is affected, but can hardly match the soaring levels in Northern India.
Smoke from west? No, dust from east
Did the huge forest fires on the US West Coast in September impact air quality in Europe? Not really, the measurements show. What did have an impact, was dust transported by winds from south east.
Better air in Beijing than San Francisco
Last week, you’d rather breathe Delhi air than take a stroll in San Francisco. Smoke and ashes from the huge forest make air quality on the US West Coast the worst in the world.
Air pollution shortens more lives than smoking, drugs and malaria
Although we are in the midst of a global pandemic, air pollution remains the single major contributor to loss in life expectancy across the globe.
Has air quality improved during lockdowns?
Delhi has had much cleaner air during the Covid-19 lockdowns, whereas we do not find the same improvement in PM2.5 levels in Oslo, Norway.
Birch pollen – how did it develop?
The birch season is over for this year – we have dived into our data and created a visualisation of how it developed in Europe.
Grass pollen levels still high in Central Europe
High levels in Denmark, Germany and Poland, France may have seen the peak. Grass pollen in UK and Scandinavia is on the rise as northern Europe really warms up.