Want to Help The Victims Of Hurricane Ian? Start Here
Credit to Author: Jo Borrás| Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2022 22:00:05 +0000
Yes, climate change. But, also: help!
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Apparently We Need To Talk About Evacuations & EVs (Part 2)
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2022 21:00:50 +0000
Continued from Part 1… Would Charging Time Kill You? Another common lie about EVs is that they’d take forever to escape the danger zone because they don’t go very far and take 8+ hours to charge. This has led to idiotic posts saying that it would take a week to get out of Florida in […]
Apparently We Need To Talk About Evacuations & EVs (Again)
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2022 20:47:44 +0000
It seems like every time there’s a natural disaster or severe storm that involves cars, the anti-EV FUD comes out in force on social media and conservative traditional media. Hurricanes knock out power, and therefore EVs are useless for evacuation. Some people got stuck in a snow storm on the highway, and you’d freeze to […]
Florida’s Hurricane Shows How Climate Can Severely Hurt Disaster Response
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2022 10:00:03 +0000
As Hurricane Ian makes its way toward Florida, people are on edge. Will it lose strength and become a “no big deal” storm? Will it pick up strength and blow people’s houses down? Or, will it dump more rain than expected, and do unusual damage for a storm that’s technically a lower category based on […]
Researchers Bring More Reliable Electricity to Puerto Rican Microgrids
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2022 01:49:58 +0000
Oak Ridge National Laboratory are partnering with local organizations, nonprofits and universities to build resilience into independent microgrids
Preparing the Grid for an Above-Average Hurricane Season
Credit to Author: Anthony Allard| Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2022 03:00:38 +0000
Hurricanes are one of the most destructive forces in nature. Hurricane season in North America runs from June 1 to November 30, peaking between August and September, and 2022 would be the seventh straight year of above-average hurricane activity, if predictions are correct. A typical Atlantic hurricane season has 14 named storms, seven hurricanes, and […]
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Read moreExtreme Weather Is Only Getting Worse. Can Cities Protect Public Transit?
Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2022 03:03:49 +0000
Climate-resilient public transportation is crucial to meeting climate goals and ensuring mobility for vulnerable communities.
Resilient Energy – How The Bahamas Can Be A Model
Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2022 01:35:44 +0000
The Bahamas are used to energy disruptions. In 2017, Hurricane Irma slammed into Ragged Island at the southern tip of The Bahamas. The Category 5 storm destroyed the small island and wreaked havoc for its 100 residents. This was only one of multiple Category 4 and 5 hurricanes to hit The Bahamas in the past […]
How The Storm-Ravaged Bahamas Can Be A Model For Resilient Energy
Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2022 01:37:44 +0000
In 2017, Hurricane Irma slammed into Ragged Island at the southern tip of The Bahamas. The Category 5 storm destroyed the small island and wreaked havoc for its 100 residents. This was only one of multiple Category 4 and 5 hurricanes to hit The Bahamas in the past seven years, leaving thousands homeless, destroying electric […]
2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season Will Be Above Average (Again), NOAA Predicts
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 27 May 2022 03:50:30 +0000
Ongoing La Niña & above-average Atlantic temperatures set the stage for busy season ahead. Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service, are predicting above-average hurricane activity this year — which would make it the seventh consecutive above-average hurricane season. NOAA’s outlook for the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, which extends from […]