AQ-PAGER: 2026-08-14


Air Quality Periodic Articles & Grouped Environmental Reads

NASA takes aim at fire storms
https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/08/09/nasa-takes-aim-at-fire-storms

South-East Asia braces for more smoke from Indonesia
https://www.economist.com/asia/2026/08/13/south-east-asia-braces-for-more-smoke-from-indonesia

Europe’s fires are just the start
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/07/28/europes-fires-are-just-the-start

New podcast episode delves into the innovation story behind today’s solar power boom
https://www.iea.org/news/new-podcast-episode-delves-into-the-innovation-story-behind-todays-solar-power-boom

New podcast episode explores an underused resource for lowering energy costs
https://www.iea.org/news/new-podcast-episode-explores-an-underused-resource-for-lowering-energy-costs

Is this a new era of wildfires?
https://www.bbc.com/audio/play/w3ct99hv

India’s Fertilizer Squeeze Forces a Rethink on Legacy of Overuse
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-08-14/india-s-modi-urges-farmers-to-cut-fertilizer-use-as-subsidy-costs-surge

Why Is Europe Burning?
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/why-is-europe-burning

An Inconvenient Moment for an Extreme Global Heat Wave
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/an-inconvenient-moment-for-an-extreme-global-heat-wave

Can climate rankings tell us which country is a good performer?
https://www.policycircle.org/environment/climate-rankings-environment/

Why California Is Still a Climate Bellwether
https://time.com/article/2026/08/07/california-climate-change-policy/

Where the World Is Burning in 2026
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/where-the-world-is-burning-in-2026/

Ranked: Where Coal Consumption Rose the Most in 2025
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-where-coal-consumption-rose-the-most-in-2025/

Dimming the Sun Would Help Lower the Risks of El Niño. No, Really
https://www.wired.com/story/dimming-the-sun-would-lower-risks-of-el-nino/

DeepMind Says Its AI Can Predict Hurricanes Earlier Than Everyone Else
https://www.wired.com/story/deepmind-ai-model-can-predict-hurricanes-earlier/

The 2026 El Niño Is on Track to Be the Strongest on Record
https://www.wired.com/story/2026-el-nino-the-strongest-in-150-years/

Data Centers Are Quietly Taking Over Texas. The Pollution Could Be Catastrophic
https://www.wired.com/story/data-centers-taking-over-texas-pollution-could-be-catastrophic/

Indonesia’s captive coal: How to decarbonise its biggest growth sectors?
https://dialogue.earth/en/energy/indonesias-captive-coal-how-to-decarbonise-its-biggest-growth-sectors/

How primary energy is measured has changed across our charts
https://ourworldindata.org/primary-energy-measurement-change

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