A recent WHO survey of global air pollution has been causing my google alert for “ulaanbaatar” and “air pollution” to go crazy today! The data for UB is not surprising or new (it is from a 2009 World Bank Report that relies on PM10 and PM2.5 data collected in 2008 by the UB Air Pollution… Read More
I’ve compiled a quick and easy fact sheet about air pollution (in terms of PM) in UB. UPDATE: Now, thanks to Gerelmaa G., you can access three versions: Монгол Xэл: (pdf) English: (pdf) Монгол Xэл bac Aнгл Xэл | Combined (pdf) I encourage you to share this file with others! … Read More
Монгол Xэл The nasty cold I have caught in the last week has finally crankified (yes, crankified!) me enough to write a post about summertime air quality in UB. I frequently hear a lot of comments about how bad the air pollution is in the winter or how the dust is particularly bad in the… Read More
Монгол Xэл Over on my personal blog, I explore a few ideas on avenues of atmospheric science which merit exploring in Mongolia. Please visit the site (Монгол Xэл below) and share any ideas you have!… Read More
Монгол Xэл This past week, I had a wonderful opportunity to attend a workshop that gave an introduction to the technique of lifecycle assessment (LCA).… Read More
Монгол Xэл Recently, my husband and I were fortunate to be asked to tag along with Prof. Tsolmon‘s group at the National University of Mongolia and a Japanese group from NAJO to conduct “You are Galileo” workshops and hold star parties at two different schools in the Gobi.… Read More
This past weekend, I went on a work retreat with my coworkers. You can check out a photo blog of the weekend here. Өнгөрсөн амралтын өдрүүдэд би МУИС-н Цөмийн Судалгааны Төвийн хамтран ажиллагсадтайгаа цуг амралтанд явсан.… Read More
Монгол Xэл Rather than do an entry this time on one Mongolian scientist, I thought it would be interesting to talk about a scientific conference I attended recently in Ulaanbaatar.… Read More
Монгол Xэл Recently, I had the pleasure of being invited to give a presentation for the American Center for Mongolian Studies (ACMS) Speaker Series.… Read More
Монгол Xэл When I was first learning about air pollution issues in Ulaanbaatar from the United States, I found it very difficult to access information about the current state of air pollution research here.… Read More
