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The chilling effect of air pollution

New University of Washington-led research attributes accelerated warming to reduced cloud reflectivity. As efforts to improve air quality have reduced pollution, clouds became less mirror-like, letting more solar radiation reach Earth and revealing the true impact of greenhouse gases.

Space dust reveals Arctic ice conditions before satellite imaging

UW-led study links wildfire smoke to increased odds of preterm birth

Washington residents make up nearly three-fourths of incoming class as enrollment increases across all three UW campuses