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The American Lung Association, in its report State Of The Air 2010, finds seven California metropolitan areas with air quality bad enough that they make it on the list of the Top 10 Dirtiest Cities in America. And also America Top cities for finding job The 20 million people in these cities are at higher risk of asthma and chronic bronchitis.
Short-term particle pollution rank: 3
Year-round particle pollution rank: 5
Ozone pollution rank: n/a
One-hundred seventy-five million Americans live in counties with unhealthy air.
Short-term particle pollution rank: 6
Year-round particle pollution rank: n/a
Ozone pollution rank: 5
Sacramento incentivizes residents to trade in gasoline lawn mowers for electric ones, diesel-powered trucks for hybrid ones and old wood stoves for new ones.
Short-term particle pollution rank: 9
Year-round particle pollution rank: 14
Ozone pollution rank: 22
Home to the largest winery in the world, operated by E&J Gallo, which also runs world's largest wine bottle factory here.
Short-term particle pollution rank: 5
Year-round particle pollution rank: 7
Ozone pollution rank: 19
Three old coal-fired power plants contribute to high levels of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, soot and mercury around Birmingham.
Short-term particle pollution rank: 14
Year-round particle pollution rank: 1
Ozone pollution rank: 11
Asthmatics used to flock to Phoenix for clean air. Yet today the Valley of the Sun's inversion layer traps pollutants, creating the city's "Brown Cloud."
Short-term particle pollution rank: 10
Year-round particle pollution rank: 8
Ozone pollution rank: 6
Hundreds of aircraft based at the giant Naval Air Station in nearby Lemoore doesn't help Hanford's air quality.
Short-term particle pollution rank: 8
Year-round particle pollution rank: 3
Ozone pollution rank: 3
Proximity to the giant trees of Sequoia National Park isn't enough to clean Visalia's smoggy San Joaquin Valley air.
Short-term particle pollution rank: 2
Year-round particle pollution rank: 6
Ozone pollution rank: 4
Cars, agriculture, petroleum and mega-dairies all contribute to the brown haze that hangs over the San Joaquin Valley.
Short-term particle pollution rank: 4
Year-round particle pollution rank: 3
Ozone pollution rank: 1
University of Calgary researchers found in 2008 that salty coastal air mixed with sunshine and pollutants helps create unexpectedly high levels of ground-level ozone.
Short-term particle pollution rank: 1
Year-round particle pollution rank: 2
Ozone pollution rank: 2
Hot, dusty and surrounded by California's San Joaquin Valley oil fields, Bakersfield has all the ingredients for the worst air in the nation.
No. 10: Pittsburgh-New Castle, Pennsylvania
Population: 2.4 millionShort-term particle pollution rank: 3
Year-round particle pollution rank: 5
Ozone pollution rank: n/a
One-hundred seventy-five million Americans live in counties with unhealthy air.
No. 9: Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Yuba City, Calif./Nev.
Population: 2.4 millionShort-term particle pollution rank: 6
Year-round particle pollution rank: n/a
Ozone pollution rank: 5
Sacramento incentivizes residents to trade in gasoline lawn mowers for electric ones, diesel-powered trucks for hybrid ones and old wood stoves for new ones.
No. 8: Modesto, Calif.
Population: 511,000Short-term particle pollution rank: 9
Year-round particle pollution rank: 14
Ozone pollution rank: 22
Home to the largest winery in the world, operated by E&J Gallo, which also runs world's largest wine bottle factory here.
No. 7: Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman, Ala.
Population: 1.2 millionShort-term particle pollution rank: 5
Year-round particle pollution rank: 7
Ozone pollution rank: 19
Three old coal-fired power plants contribute to high levels of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, soot and mercury around Birmingham.
No. 6: Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz.
Population: 4.3 millionShort-term particle pollution rank: 14
Year-round particle pollution rank: 1
Ozone pollution rank: 11
Asthmatics used to flock to Phoenix for clean air. Yet today the Valley of the Sun's inversion layer traps pollutants, creating the city's "Brown Cloud."
No. 5: Hanford-Corcoran, Calif.
Population: 150,000Short-term particle pollution rank: 10
Year-round particle pollution rank: 8
Ozone pollution rank: 6
Hundreds of aircraft based at the giant Naval Air Station in nearby Lemoore doesn't help Hanford's air quality.
No. 4: Visalia-Porterville, Calif.
Population: 430,000Short-term particle pollution rank: 8
Year-round particle pollution rank: 3
Ozone pollution rank: 3
Proximity to the giant trees of Sequoia National Park isn't enough to clean Visalia's smoggy San Joaquin Valley air.
No. 3: Fresno-Madera, Calif.
Population: 1.1 millionShort-term particle pollution rank: 2
Year-round particle pollution rank: 6
Ozone pollution rank: 4
Cars, agriculture, petroleum and mega-dairies all contribute to the brown haze that hangs over the San Joaquin Valley.
No. 2: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, Calif.
Population: 17.8 millionShort-term particle pollution rank: 4
Year-round particle pollution rank: 3
Ozone pollution rank: 1
University of Calgary researchers found in 2008 that salty coastal air mixed with sunshine and pollutants helps create unexpectedly high levels of ground-level ozone.
No. 1: Bakersfield, Calif.
Population: 800,000Short-term particle pollution rank: 1
Year-round particle pollution rank: 2
Ozone pollution rank: 2
Hot, dusty and surrounded by California's San Joaquin Valley oil fields, Bakersfield has all the ingredients for the worst air in the nation.
Huge tornado funnel cloud touches down
A huge tornado funnel cloud touches down in Orchard, Iowa, Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 9:04 p.m. The Globe Gazette and Mitchell County Press News reported that Lori Mehmen of Orchard, took the photo from outside her front door. Mehmen said the funnel cloud came near the ground and then went back up into the clouds. Besides tree and crop damage, no human injuries were reported
Dark clouds churn night, near De Soto, Iowa
Thunderstorm approaches Bill Snyder
Grave markers are silhouetted
Storm clouds carrying heavy rain move afternoon
Eye of Hurricane Earl is seen
Dark clouds stretch across skyline
Seagull flies in front of Sydney city skyline
Flash of lightning illuminates sky
Storm develops over skies of Bangkok on eve
Indian laborer works
Qantas passenger plane
Beautiful photographers combine creativity, artistic vision and technical mastery to take photographs. People in this profession use a wide range of equipment, some of which is specific to certain career fields. Beautiful photographers have a natural eye for composition and can often create an aesthetically appealing photograph out of anything. Here are 15 absolutely incredible architecture photography examples to make your day fresh.
Cuba Gallery, France
Sydney Opera House
Tewkesbury Abbey (England)
The new Queen Elizabeth Hospital (England)
The Nave in Gloucester Cathedral, England
Modern Architecture in Asakusa Tokyo Japan
The Houston Skyline
New York – The Calm Before the Storm
Dubai Creek Golf Club
ING House at the Amsterdam Zuidas business district
Modern Architecture in Berlin, Germany
New Trade Fair Main Hall, Leipzig, Germany
Puerto Marina, Spain
Giardini Ex Reali – Venezia (Italy)
Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed, Red Square, Kremlin, Moscow, Russia
Cuba Gallery, France
Sydney Opera House
Tewkesbury Abbey (England)
The new Queen Elizabeth Hospital (England)
The Nave in Gloucester Cathedral, England
Modern Architecture in Asakusa Tokyo Japan
The Houston Skyline
New York – The Calm Before the Storm
Dubai Creek Golf Club
ING House at the Amsterdam Zuidas business district
Modern Architecture in Berlin, Germany
New Trade Fair Main Hall, Leipzig, Germany
Puerto Marina, Spain
Giardini Ex Reali – Venezia (Italy)
Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed, Red Square, Kremlin, Moscow, Russia
This cat name is Julie, she became a star after her owner, a 28-year-old girl from Florence, Italy, has placed her photo on the Internet. Looking at the pictures you can see that the cat is not lazy, but on the contrary, she apparently did not interfere with those extra pounds.
