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OGDENSBURG — When phones ring at Queenaire Technologies off Route 37, callers ask one thing of the ozone-generator production company: Does this kill coronavirus? Currently, the short answer must be “no,” but it doesn’t tell the whole story. “You can believe something, but if you haven’t proven it, you shouldn’t be saying it,” Queenaire owner …

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A few showers have lasted through the night in northwest New Mexico. These will dissipate throughout the morning commute, and it is all light rain. The rest of the state is waking up mostly sunny and dry, with wildfire smoke prompting air quality alerts for the metro, middle, and upper Rio …

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionJonathan Shanklin: “Natural phenomena are responsible for this year’s small hole” The recovery of the ozone layer over Antarctica cannot be taken for granted and requires constant vigilance. That’s the message from Dr Jonathan Shanklin, one of the scientists who first documented the annual thinning of the …

Image copyright CAMS/Copernicus/ECMWF Image caption The hole (marked by the deep blue colour) this year is smaller and off-pole The ozone hole over Antarctica this year could be one of the smallest seen in three decades, say scientists. Observations of the gas’s depletion high in the atmosphere demonstrate that it hasn’t opened up in 2019 …

(Pexels) PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has issued an ozone health watch for the Phoenix metro area for Monday. ADEQ recommends that people, especially children and adults with respiratory problems or heart disease, limit their outdoor activity. They also advise to drive as little as possible and utilize carpool when available. ADEQ …