Watts Up With That
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Blog by Anthony Watts. I'm a former AMS certified (Seal 676 retired) television meteorologist who spent 25 years on the air and who also operates a weather technology and content business, as well as continues daily forecasting on radio, just for fun. Here you will find News and commentary on puzzling things in life, nature, science, weather, climate change, technology and more.
Watts Up With That
4h ago
Safety concerns around electric vehicles continue to mount with Australian fire and rescue services in New South Wales stating they might have to make a “tactical disengagement” of a trapped car accident victim if the battery is likely to explode ..read more
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8h ago
“On April 29, almost minus 80 degrees were measured at the Russian Vostok research station. Such extreme cold is rarely reached this early in the year,” reported wetteronline.de ..read more
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13h ago
Vietnam and other Asian countries are on a coal spree! Given the dynamics of energy use in the rapidly developing industrial sector there, it is no surprise that these nations have backpedalled on big promises made at international climate conferences to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil fuels ..read more
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17h ago
Who could have predicted acres of fragile floating structures would be vulnerable to bad weather ..read more
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20h ago
I would suggest that a growing distrust of ideologically compromised media, government, and institutions is propelled by an unending series of pronouncements that are clearly false to anyone with a memory or is capable of looking out a wind ..read more
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1d ago
Finally, besides being expensive and futile, keep in mind: Plants need CO2, along with sunlight, water, and nutrients from the soil to produce oxygen and food, both of which are essential for all living beings ..read more
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The Wall Street Journal's coverage of the high costs associated with electric trucks in the logistics sector brings critical scrutiny to the practical and economic viability of this transition ..read more
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They wanted combustion engine cars out but forgot that these cars bring in billions in tax income. They wanted a fully electrified transport but forgot it wouldn’t bring in money unless they make it more expensive. They wanted a revolution but forgot rule #1 for revolutions: the successful ones never start from the top. They start from the bottom ..read more
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2d ago
Professor Franco Montalto of Drexel University wants to slow runoff and allow parts of the city to flood, to mitigate damage from extreme rainfall and reduce runoff pollution ..read more
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2d ago
The comprehensive analysis provided by Tourism Economics underscores the need for an approach that considers the economic realities of such significant infrastructural developments ..read more