Links to useful air websites

How gases work
Crush a giant can                    shows how to use air pressure to crush a railroad tank car, incredible photo
Molecular simulator                animated molecules change at your command! fun, requires Java
Boyle's law                             good explanation and sample problem solution
Charles' law                            good explanation and sample problem solution
All about temperature             the complete story of Fahrenheit, Celsius, Kelvin
Snow crystals                         stunning snowflake photos, and all the physics of snow

Atmosphere problems
Climate change 2007              official report by world's top climate scientists, executive summary
Atmospheric crises                 clear-eyed look at chemistry of the emerging air crises
Ozone and human health         comprehensive, from Columbia University
Ozone depletion                     objective look by EPA
TOMS images                        NASA's realtime ozone satellite data, cool.  Today's ozone map available
Primer on acid rain                  acid rain in plain English, from US Geological Survey
Beyond fossil fuels                  way-out visionary scientist discusses other energy sources, including outer space

Local info
Today's smog conditions         the latest SJ Valley air pollution index for specific spots
Air Quality Index                    EPA explains how index works
 

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