Like the Mesoamérican SmogBlog team - the US SmogBlog members are using information from satellites and air quality forecast models to provide air quality information for use in their home regions. US environmental scientists who examine air quality are featured this month in Scientific American.
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Air Quality Blog featured in Scientific American
Journal of Latin American Geography (JLAG)
The Journal of Latin American Geography (JLAG Homepage) seeks to publish original and well-written manuscripts focusing on geographical and interdisciplinary research on Latin America and the Caribbean.? Papers are solicited from geographers and other scholars in the social and physical sciences, as well as the humanities, who are researching and writing about geographic topics concerning Latin America or Latin Americans. The Journal is a peer reviewed publication. At least two anonymous referees will normally evaluate papers and the review process usually takes from one to three months although every effort will be taken to respond as fast as possible. The target length of manuscript papers is 7000 words (about 30 typed double spaced pages including notes and references) with no more than 5 further pages of graphics. Papers may be submitted and will be published in English, Spanish, Portuguese, or French but must include an abstract in English as well as the language of the paper. Submission guidelines
Ríos subterráneos desbordan el Enriquillo
En sólo dos años el lago Enriquillo se ha ensanchado más del 50% y ha subido cinco metros del nivel de mar, según reportes del Instituto Nacional de Recursos Hidráulicos (Indrhi), que indican además que la tormenta Noel no fue la mayor responsable del aporte de agua, sino la afluencia de aguas subterráneas de las sierras de Baoruco y de Nei ba. Leer Máss (www.hoy.com.do)
In just two years Enriquillo lake has widened more than 50% and has risen five meters of sea level, according to reports from the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources (Indrhi), indicating that the storm Noel was not responsible for the largest contribution water, but the influx of groundwater from the mountains of Baoruco and Nei ba. Read More (www.hoy.com.do)
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