The Canada wildfire crisis and the recent volcanic eruption outside of Iceland’s capital city of Reykijavik got us thinking about how air circulates. In 2023, pollutants released in New York can reach the air over Iceland in just four days. Hundreds of years ago, in 1883, ash from Indonesia’s Krakatau volcano eruption landed approximately 10,000 miles away in New York within 13 days. These are just two examples to illustrate the point that we all share the same air.
The air we breathe is a shared resource that transcends geographical boundaries, moving through the atmosphere in predictable currents at a rate of ~500 meters/second (close to 1,000 miles/hour!).
Curious about how all this works? Find out more in this recent Tomorrow’s Air Story.
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