Pumping Groundwater Has Changed Earth’s Spin, Study Finds
Scientists knew the planet’s centerline could move. But it took a sharp turn sometime around the start of the 2000s.
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India To Cut Daytime Power Tariffs, Raise Fees For Night Use
India will cut tariffs for daytime power use but charge a premium when electricity demand peaks during the night, in a bid to manage surging demand and boost the use of renewable energy. From a report: The new policy, outlined by the federal power mini…
Are Energy-Saving LED Lights Also Creating Glaring Problems?
LED streetlights “shine brightly while using less energy than traditional bulbs,” reports the Washington Post. After switching to LED streetlights one county in Washington state conserved 2,612,491 kilowatt-hours.
But they also discovered a downside….
Heatwaves Are Stressing Out Power Grids All Over the World
Heatwaves are pushing power grids to their brink around the world — a risk that can make an already dangerous situation deadly. From a report: When temperatures spike, people tend to need air conditioning the most. But that can put a lot of pressure o…
Seaweed Farming For CO2 Capture Would Take Up Too Much of the Ocean
An anonymous reader quotes a report from MIT Technology Review: If we’re going to prevent the gravest dangers of global warming, experts agree, removing significant amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is essential. That’s why, over the past f…
‘Unheard of’ Marine Heatwave Off UK and Irish Coasts Poses Serious Threat
An unprecedented marine heatwave off the coasts of the UK and Ireland is posing a significant threat to marine species, with sea temperatures several degrees above normal, breaking records for late spring and early summer. The Guardian reports: The Met…
North America’s Weather Turns Weird, Wild, and Extreme. Here’s Why
An anonymous reader shared this report from the Washington Post:
An outbreak of severe storms, including deadly tornadoes, hail bigger than DVDs and life-threatening flooding, has ravaged the South, coming amid a month of wild weather across North Amer…
Action To Tackle Air Pollution Failing To Keep Up With Research
Globally, outdoor air pollution is second only to tobacco as greatest cause of lung and respiratory cancers. From a report: This year marks a decade since the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) gathered in Lyon, France, to unanimously d…
Chipmakers Race To Curb Emissions as Demand Surges
A greener future is not necessarily a lower-tech future. On the contrary: policy experts at the International Energy Agency and World Economic Forum see smart, data-driven energy systems as crucial to hitting net zero greenhouse gas emissions. But the …
Ocean Temperatures Are Off the Charts
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Phys.Org: In a world of worsening climate extremes, a single red line has caught many people’s attention. The line, which charts sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic Ocean, went viral over the weekend …