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Courrières Mine Disaster (1906)

The Courrières mine disaster, the worst mining accident in European history, killed 1,099 miners in Northern France. It is generally agreed that the majority of the deaths and destruction were caused by an explosion of dust which swept through the mine, however, it has never been ascertained what caused the coal dust to ignite in the first place. A group of thirteen survivors, later known as the rescapés, was found by rescuers twenty days after the explosion. How had they survived? Discuss
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Today Paring the penalties: The Fed proposes some sensible credit rules

New credit rules that kicked in last month will give consumers more control over their cost of borrowing, and more improvements are on the way. More...

Today Team 4: Pitt Scientist Sounds Alarm On Natural Gas Drilling

Team 4: Pitt Scientist Sounds Alarm On Natural Gas Drilling Tue, 9 Mar 2010 18:48:46 EST A public health scientist from the University of Pittsburgh told Team 4 that an explosion in Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling in western Pennsylvania has him worried. http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2010/0309/22791010.jpg More...

Yesterday PennDOT Announces Parkway East Lane Closures

PennDOT Announces Parkway East Lane Closures Tue, 9 Mar 2010 14:57:43 EST The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is advising motorists single lane closures will occur on the Parkway East (I-376) starting Wednesday. More...

14 Jan 2010 City Officials Outlaw Sledding In Frick Park

City Officials Outlaw Sledding In Frick Park Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:58:25 EST The Pittsburgh Department of Public Works posted signs to forbid sledding in Frick Park, citing several injuries on the rolling and slopping hills. More...

Sniff, huh, wha...

What is that smell?

Picture a warm day followed by a cool night. As dusk passes into night, a smell encroaches. It is a not a smell of honeysuckle or sweetness. It is a noxious smell, a mixture of exhaust and chemicals, caused by a weather phenomenon called inversion.

As explained by Mrs. Graham, Section Head of Air Quality Planning at the Allegheny County Health Department, an inversion occurs when the ground temperature is cooler than the air above, causing pollution to be trapped near the ground and your nose.

Normally air temperature gets cooler as altitude increases, allowing pollution to rise and float away. However, if the air temperature is cooler near the ground than it is at a higher altitude, even by a couple of degrees, a bad smell can occur.

Notice a bad smell?

Call the Allegheny County Foul Odor Hotline at 412-687-ACHD (2243) to report the smell or visit GASP to learn more about air quality issues.