Data Sources

  • NOAA. "Hurricanes and Typhoons, 1851-2014." January 20, 2017. Accessed July 07, 2018. https://www.kaggle.com/noaa/hurricane-database.
  • "Pre-Generated Data Files." EPA. Accessed July 03, 2018. https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html.

Articles & Content

  • "Air Quality Index (AQI) Basics." AirNow. August 31, 2016. Accessed July 04, 2018. https://airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=aqibasics.aqi.
  • "Hurricanes and Climate Change." Union of Concerned Scientists. December 1, 2017. Accessed July 09, 2018. https://www.ucsusa.org/global-warming/science-and-impacts/impacts/hurricanes-and-climate-change.html.
  • "Most Polluted Cities." State of the Air 2014. Accessed July 7, 2018. http://www.stateoftheair.org/2014/city-rankings/most-polluted-cities.html.
  • "SMOG HERE NEARS THE DANGER POINT." The New York Times, November 25, 1966, Late City Edition ed. Accessed July 4, 2018. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1966/11/25/82968740.html?pageNumber=1&login=email.
  • "Timeline of Major Accomplishments in Transportation, Air Pollution, and Climate Change." EPA. January 10, 2017. Accessed July 07, 2018. https://www.epa.gov/transportation-air-pollution-and-climate-change/timeline-major-accomplishments-transportation-air.
  • "Tropical Cyclone." Wikipedia. July 03, 2018. Accessed July 07, 2018. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_cyclone.
  • Vastag, Brian. "The Long Fight Against Air Pollution." Smithsonian.com. April 18, 2010. Accessed July 04, 2018. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-long-fight-against-air-pollution-21017286/.
  • "What Is the Difference between a Tropical Storm and a Tropical Depression?" Precipitation Education. Accessed July 08, 2018. https://pmm.nasa.gov/education/content/what-difference-between-tropical-storm-and-tropical-depression.

Image Credits

Current Realities

  • Photo 1: Higgins, Chester. "THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE IN HEAVY SMOG. VIEW TOWARD THE NEW JERSEY SIDE OF THE HUDSON RIVER." Digital image. Accessed July 3, 2018. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/548335.
  • Photo 2: Higgins, Chester. "EAST RIVER AND MANHATTAN SKYLINE IN HEAVY SMOG, 5/1973." Digital image. Accessed July 3, 2018. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/548365.
  • Photo 3: Daniels, Gene. "SUNLIGHT AND SMOG, 9/1973." Digital image. Accessed July 3, 2018. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/552395.
  • Photo 4: Daniels, Gene. "SMOG, SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS, 5/1972." Digital image. Accessed July 3, 2018. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/542676.