# Earth Series: Monitoring the Air We Breathe

An episode of [NASA's Curious Universe](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1505624059), 6 May 2025, 39 min.

Audio: https://chrt.fm/track/477F33/traffic.megaphone.fm/NATIONALAERONAUTICSANDSPACEADMINISTRATION8343500688.mp3?updated=1749061650

Take a deep breath, and you’re inhaling oxygen from Earth’s atmosphere. Take a walk outside, and the atmosphere is shielding you from harmful radiation. NASA research provides crucial data to understand air quality and the intricate processes happening in the sky above us. In this episode, hear the inside story of NASA’s research into the ozone layer. Left unchecked, our reliance on ozone-depleting chemicals threatened to expose the entire planet to dangerous UV radiation. We’ll also fly along with Laura Judd, a NASA scientist studying air quality in the U.S. and around the world.

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