Natural Disasters – Page 2

“Power Outages Can Mean the Difference Between Life and Death” — Rooftop Solar Can Help

April 9, 2022 admin clean power, hurricanes, Natural Disasters, Puerto Rico, queremos sol, rooftop solar, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2022 14:00:57 +0000

Lawyer and activist Ruth Santiago says rooftop solar can help Puerto Rico out of its energy crisis. Originally published on Nexus Media. By Paola Rosa-Aquino Puerto Rico is in the throes of an energy crisis. On Thursday, a fire at a power plant outside the southeastern town of Guayanilla caused an island-wide blackout. Blackouts are a feature […]

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Regional districts want more disaster funding from Emergency Management B.C.

April 2, 2022 admin british columbia politics, emergency services, Flooding, floods, local news, Natural Disasters, news, Wildfires

Credit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Sat, 02 Apr 2022 15:55:38 +0000

The complaints about funding come after wildfires raced through the province last summer, destroying numerous homes and much of the village of Lytton.

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Oxfam: Every 2 Seconds Climate Change Forces A Person From Their Home

March 1, 2020 admin Agriculture, climate change, climate displacement, disasters, Extreme weather, Homelessness, Natural Disasters, Oxfam, research, SCIENCE, Water

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 04:14:56 +0000

Every 2 seconds, climate change is forcing someone from their homes, according to data from Oxfam International. These climate-fueled disasters are the number one cause of internal displacement globally. More than 20 million people have lost their homes. This translates to one person every two seconds

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Fighting Floods & Fossil Fuels In Texas (Video)

February 28, 2020 admin air quality, climate change, climate gentrification, diaster preparedness, floods, Fossil Fuels, HEALTH, hurricane harvey, hurricanes, Natural Disasters, Oil, policy & politics, pollution, port arthur, texas, Water

Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 03:00:39 +0000

“Can you imagine a world without environmental activists pushing for change?”

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Climate Deniers Would Rather See A Continent Burn Than Be Wrong

January 14, 2020 admin Australia, Califonia, climate change, fires, michael mann, Natural Disasters, research, SCIENCE, Sierra Club

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 04:00:37 +0000

Climate deniers, it seems, would rather see an entire continent burned into ash instead of admitting that they were wrong

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Some Stunning Perspective On The Australian Fires

January 4, 2020 admin air quality, Australia, australia fires, bush fires, climate change, fires, global weirding, Natural Disasters, research, SCIENCE, Wildfires

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2020 23:23:55 +0000

Dr. Lucky Tran, a scientist and refugee who is an activist fighting for climate justice and immigrant justice, has put the Australian wildfires into a terrifying perspective. Fires are terrifying as it is, but the one in Australia would be considered a Category 5 if it was a hurricane

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Electricity Resilience In Florida: Hurricane Dorian vs. Tesla Powerwall

September 28, 2019 admin 2019 hurricanes, batteries, buildings, clean power, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reviews, climate change, cocoa beach, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, enhanced hurricane protection, ev charging, Florida, global weirding, grid, grid storage, home energy management, hurricane dorian, hurricane preparedness, hurricanes, lithium-ion batteries, Natural Disasters, Nissan, nissan leaf, research, rooftop solar, SCIENCE, Smart Grid, smartphone apps, Solar energy, tesla, tesla hurricanes, tesla model 3, tesla powerwall, tesla powerwall 2, tesla powerwall app

Credit to Author: Danny Parker| Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2019 03:11:34 +0000

As a researcher at the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) in Cocoa, Florida, I’ve lived with hurricanes my entire professional career. Each year is like a bad lottery since Florida is a hurricane magnet. Given the paths of past hurricanes, there’s plenty of reason for concern. Living in the state in September suggests a shooting gallery experience — with these hits by major storms, but a lot of near misses

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Energy Storage & Extreme Weather

September 10, 2019 admin batteries, buildings, climate change, Diesel, diesel generators, Energy Storage, Fossil Fuels, grid, hurricanes, Natural Disasters, nuclear energy, Oil, policy & politics, Storms

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 23:43:48 +0000

Imagine this scenario for a moment: It’s a nice day out. The sun is shining beautifully and you’re at the beach. You can feel the sand between your toes, the gentle breeze carrying the scent of salt to your nose as it passes through your hair. The water is gently flirting with the shore in happy, foaming waves that bring pieces of wood, rocks, and the occasional fish before retrieving back into her embrace. It’s cool, a sensual contrast to the warm sand, as it washes over your feet

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Bahamian teens in Metro Vancouver can only watch and worry as country struggles with aftermath of Dorian

September 3, 2019 admin Bahamas, burnaby, hurricane, local news, Natural Disasters, Weather

Credit to Author: Gordon McIntyre| Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2019 01:34:13 +0000

Four Bahamians in the Burnaby-based Christian Prep basketball program are anxiously awaiting news from home after the devastating Category 5 hurricane.