Real Climate

MARCH 20, 2021

Future global warming will be accompanied by more intense rainfall and flash floods due to increased evaporation, as a consequence of higher surface temperatures which also lead to a higher turn-around rate for the global hydrological cycle. In other words, we will see changing rainfall patterns. And if the global area of rainfall also shrinks, then a higher regional concentration of the rainfall is bound to lead to more intense downpours (the global rainfall indicator is discussed here ). .

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Environmental and Urban Economics

MARCH 20, 2021

The Economist Magazine's March 13th 2021 issue has a great story about drone use and drone expenditure. The piece starts by talking about Tom Cruise in the movie "Top Gun" and says that manned airplanes are expensive. One justification for substituting such flights and instead using drones is to save costs. Per hour of flying drones are cheaper than manned aircrafts (even if Tom Cruise isn't the pilot!

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