by dankeelan | Nov 30, 2023 | Climate, Oceanography, Robots
Scientists in Scotland are using robotic subsea gliders to check ocean currents for signs of climate collapse. They are monitoring the “conveyor belt” which carries warm and cool water between the Caribbean and the Arctic. Scientists fear a weakening of...
by dankeelan | Sep 28, 2023 | Climate, Featured, Solar
The window to limit human-caused warming to a globally agreed goal is narrowing but still open because of the huge growth of solar energy and electric vehicles sales worldwide, a report said Tuesday. For the last two years, the rate of the build up...
by dankeelan | Sep 13, 2023 | Climate, Drones
Dinosaur Ridge in Jefferson County is going high-tech trying to preserve footprints where dinosaurs once roamed. Drones are being used to map the footprints to study how to stop the erosion. Guides offered perspective on the period visitors of the area are learning...
by dankeelan | Aug 31, 2023 | Artificial Intelligence, Carbon, Climate, Featured
Artificial intelligence is starting to help buildings go greener. Keeping our buildings running contributed roughly 26% of global energy-related greenhouse-gas emissions in 2022, according to the International Energy Agency. For the world to reach net-zero emissions...
by dankeelan | Jul 13, 2023 | Climate, Electric Vehicles
Consider it ironic, or at least a little poetic: Electric vehicles, great for combating climate change, don’t do well in extreme heat. It’s a paradox being thrown into relief as multiple US states bake under heat waves that are becoming more frequent and more intense....
by dankeelan | Jun 22, 2023 | Climate, Environment, Satellites, Space
In pockets across the U.S., communities are struggling with polluted air, often in neighborhoods where working class people and people of color live. The people who live in these communities often know the air is polluted, but they don’t always have the data to...
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