Vanadium is expensive, though the price fluctuates wildly – currently $11K to $15K / tonne of Vanadium Pentoxide. But advocates claim Vanadium flow batteries have the potential to solve the…
Day: December 21, 2020
Kilauea: Biggest Eruption Since 2018
Guest “geology” by David Middleton The world’s most active volcano is at it again… Happening now: a new eruption of Kīlauea inside Halemaʻumaʻu See live webcams inside Halemaʻumaʻu, courtesy of…
Veganuary: Go Vegan in January to Avoid Future Coronavirus Pandemics
Guest essay by Eric Worrall According to a group of ageing rockers, green organisations, Vegan food sellers and mostly B-grade actors, going Vegan will not only save the planet from…
Viewing the ‘Star of Bethlehem’ tonight – the Great Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction
Jupiter and Saturn are about to have their closest conjunction in modern history. Don’t miss this once-in-a-millennium event. In an event that hasn’t occurred in 800 years, Jupiter and Saturn…
Eastern Alps may have been ice-free in the time of Ötzi the Iceman
Glaciers in the Ötztal Alps in Austria are currently melting and may be lost within two decades, but this might not be the first time humans have seen this kind…
Of Warm Poles and Cold Tropics
Why are the poles warm and the tropics cold, and compared to what? An equivalent question is: what determines the difference in temperature between tropics and poles, and can we…
Weekly Climate And Energy News Roundup #436
“What gets us into trouble is not what we don’t know. It’s what we know for sure that just ain’t so.”― Mark Twain [H/t Ron Clutz]
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