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Prepare for Another Dangerous Hurricane Season Predicted for 2022

Union of Concerned Scientists

The predictions this year have a confidence level of 70 percent: 14 to 21 named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher), of which 6 to 10 could become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), with 3 to 6 of those becoming major hurricanes (Category 3, 4 or 5; with winds of 111 mph or higher). Probably, but again, conditions will tell.

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How Do Electric Grid Operators Warn Us About Extreme Heat? 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Source: Sustainable FERC Project. What customers see when the grid is strained If you are located in the state of California, chances are you’ve received via email or text, or seen on the news report or highway billboard, what’s called a Flex Alert.

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Danger Season and Hurricane Season Have Ended, Work for Impacted Communities Has Not

Union of Concerned Scientists

” After all, we hardly had storms or hurricanes in the news for the past 3 months. Note that Fiona made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane and still did a lot of damage—it all boils down to levels of community preparedness on land. Hurricanes in 2022. And then there are the hurricanes.

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Perspective: More Attention Needed on Freshwater Biodiversity

Circle of Blue

Freshwater work ranked second-to-last among the 13 thematic-issue categories used to assess grant distribution. The good news is that we’re seeing more signs of that happening. As a journalist, I’ve been asking why it is that freshwater issues are so often ignored. It doesn’t make sense.

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Meet a team of scientists working to prevent interplanetary pollution that could pose a threat to life on Earth and other planets

Frontiers

By Dr Athena Coustenis (CNRS, Paris University), Mr Niklas Hedman (UN Office for Outer Space Affairs), and Prof Peter Doran (University of Louisiana) As the search for life elsewhere in our solar system intensifies, so does the need to keep space exploration safe and sustainable. Selling the articles is not allowed.

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Federal Water Tap, April 24: Pennsylvania’s Pollution Failures Targeted in Proposed Chesapeake Bay Settlement

Circle of Blue

And lastly, the EPA establishes that water and wastewater are eligible categories for billions in federal funding to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. “We News Briefs Chesapeake Bay Pollution Proposed Settlement The U.S. To get more water news, follow Circle of Blue on Twitter and sign up for our newsletter.

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The Not-So-Good News About Carbon Offsets

Legal Planet

In case you missed it: there’s some good news about Amazon deforestation continuing to plunge. That’s good news because deforestation of tropical forests is a huge source of greenhouse gas emissions. Jason Gray and I spoke recently about why tropical deforestation is down in Brazil, Colombia, and Indonesia.