Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2024 21:03:24 +0000
Scientists who maintain the world’s temperature records, which date back to 1880, calculate a global temperature anomaly each year to determine how much temperatures have changed compared to temperatures from […]
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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2024 04:57:54 +0000
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has issued a conservation appeal as it braces for continued freezing temperatures, “very high” demand, and “unseasonably low wind” early in the morning […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 29 May 2023 03:56:26 +0000
Climate change is making weather more extreme. This tool shows how many people across the United States face risks right now from wildfires, flooding, tropical storms, or extreme heat.
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 15 May 2023 16:49:36 +0000
Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Mocha made landfall on 14 May in Myanmar, near the border with Bangladesh, accompanied by sustained winds of 180-190 km/h and violent gusts, torrential rainfall, and flooding. The WMO community provided forecasts and meteorological support to humanitarian agencies to help them mobilize against this dangerous threat for hundreds of thousands of […]
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2023 18:15:45 +0000
During climate disasters and extreme weather events like hurricanes, wildfires, or winter storms, people with underlying health conditions and disabilities face global mortality rates that are four times higher than those without disabilities. Fortunately, solutions like energy storage and clean energy technologies can provide safe, reliable, and equitable power during severe weather conditions. People receiving […]
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2023 03:13:51 +0000
Cyclone Gabrielle has been lashing New Zealand with strong winds and heavy rain in mid-February 2023, adding to what has already been an unusually wet start to the year. The latest round of extreme weather brought destructive flooding, storm surge, and landslides to the region. The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the NASA-NOAA […]
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2023 16:35:57 +0000
“Climate change is also indirectly affecting winter storms, making these extreme events happen more often. This is less intuitive and a very active area of research, but we’re starting to understand how these extreme events are happening more often because of climate change.”
Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2022 02:54:44 +0000
Clean energy and demand-side resources have proven track records of both reducing peak demand and keeping the lights on during extreme conditions.
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2022 04:43:27 +0000
As Hurricane Fiona made landfall as a Category 1 storm in Puerto Rico on Sept. 18, 2022, some areas of the island were inundated with nearly 30 inches of rain, and power to hundreds of thousands of homes was knocked out. Only 10 days later, Hurricane Ian, a Category 4 storm and one of the […]
Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2022 14:34:57 +0000
Unexpectedly steep financial losses suffered by the U.S. renewables market owing to a barrage of extreme weather events over the past summer suggest that project hardening strategies aren’t going far enough, a major renewables insurer is warning. GCube, an international insurer for wind, solar, wave, hydro, and tidal projects around the world in an update […]
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