There's a large area of thunderstorms that's tied in with a weak circulation in the Gulf of Mexico. Why is that important? These ingredients can be the beginning of a tropical storm. At present the National Hurricane Center is stating…
Scientists have identified human footprints that date back more than 150,000 years. Here's an excerpt from the article: "In an April 25, 2023, article published in Ichnos, the international journal of trace fossils, we provided the ages of seven newly dated hominin…
Excerpts from the article: May 22 (Reuters) - Italy's Enel SpA (ENEI.MI) said on Monday it will invest more than $1 billion in a solar cell and panel factory in Oklahoma, seeking to capitalize on a U.S. push to build a homegrown…
Here are some excerpts from the NASA article. "The balloon is helium-filled and about the size of a football stadium when fully inflated at its operational float altitude of about 110,000 feet..." (33.5 kilometers). "EUSO-2 will detect ultra-high energy cosmic-ray…
A rock punched through the roof of a New Jersey home - freaking out the people inside. It turns out that this wasn't just any rock. It was a rock from outer space that's been around for a while -…
One of the challenges with renewable energy is storage. That is, if you use solar panels, what do you do at night? Scientists are experimenting with using sand as a battery. You heard that right. Sand. It turns out that…
Pew Research Center surveyed almost 11,000 American adults this March. Here are a few details. "Nearly 7 in 10 Americans (69%) want the US to take steps to reach net zero by 2050, thus adhering to the Paris Agreement. The…
A new study done by Northeastern University researchers. Here's an excerpt from the article: "Currently, less than 0.1% of the electricity required by the manufacturing sector in the US is generated through renewable, onsite sources. This must change if we…
This April was the 4th warmest on record. The Southern Hemisphere saw its warmest month on record, while the ocean temperature hit a record high for the month of April. All not good news. This is primarily the result of…
Frequently I hear folks profess that anything that we do in terms of replacing fossil fuel (oil, gas, coal, etc.) with renewable sources (wind, solar, etc.) will be meaningless unless China and India get on board. Well don't look now,…
The current International Space Station orbits earth at a distance of roughly 250 miles up. NASA is planning for the next Space Station to orbit the moon - roughly 240,000 miles from earth. This planned Space Station, called Lunar Gateway,…
China is building a wind turbine that will stand 70 stories tall. Each blade will be more than 450 long and when the blades spin, they will cover an area equivalent to 9 football fields. The company says it is enough…
Professor Mark Maslin (@ProfMarkMaslin) made the following post on Twitter on Earth Day: #EarthDay2023 #ClimateChange is about consumption of the very richest people in our global society. 50% of global emissions are emitted by just 10% of the population. 90%…
Germany is the 4th largest economy in the world. And in the first quarter of 2023, Germany's renewable energy (wind, solar, hydroelectric, etc.) generated 50.3% of its energy needs. They are quickly abandoning coal, gas, and nuclear, in favor of…
Researchers at MIT/Lincoln Lab have developed a new technology for boat propellers. Traditional propellers have been in use for a long time and their downside is that they make a lot of noise as well and are not as energy…
In 1985 an idea was proposed that the world should come together and create a Fusion Reactor that would create electricity that is environmentally clean. This idea was agreed upon in 2006 and the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) was…
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