Remember the series of reservoir filling and snowpack building winter storms California experienced mid-January? It was the result of an “atmospheric river” driving a series of Pacific storms onshore, just…
Day: February 12, 2019
California Wildfire Mitigation: “Turn Out the Lights…”
Guest drive-by by David Middleton PG&E Could Shut Off Power For Millions To Prevent Wildfires February 7, 2019 MATTHEW S. SCHWARTZ Pacific Gas & Electric could shut off power to…
LA Mayor Declares Allegiance to the Green New Deal, Ditches Plans to Rebuild Natural Gas Infrastructure
Guest essay by Eric Worrall h/t Breitbart – Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has thrown caution to the winds, by announcing plans to cancel a vital multi-billion dollar dollar plan…
Fernbach et al.: Advantages of Pre-Registration of Study Design
Guest Essay by Kip Hansen We recently saw on this blog a guest essay from Joel O’Bryan regarding a paper from Fernbach et al. titled “Extreme opponents of genetically modified…
Finding: Jet aircraft trails create extra rain and snow from clouds
WASHINGTON—Planes flying over rain or snow can intensify the precipitation by as much as 10-fold, according to a new study. The rain- and snow-bursts are not caused by emissions from…
New research finds possible second impact crater hiding under Greenland ice
WASHINGTON — Scientists have discovered a possible second impact crater buried under more than a mile of ice in northwest Greenland. This follows the finding, announced in November 2018, of…
Government (-driven) shutdowns have human consequences
Too many government regulators burden and shut down private sector businesses and jobs Paul Driessen Many observers praised President Trump’s 2019 State of the Union speech. Some said it was…
Are Childless Climate Change Eco-Worriers Modern Day Shakers?
Guest essay by Eric Worrall A commitment to not having sex (so no children) ultimately led to the decline of the 18-19th century Shakers as a significant religious movement. Reconsidering…
Researchers chart path to cheaper flexible solar cells
Public Release: 7-Feb-2019 Georgia Institute of Technology There’s a lot to like about perovskite-based solar cells. They are simple and cheap to produce, offer flexibility that could unlock a…
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