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Tornadoes and More: What Spring Can Bring to the Power Grid 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Moreover, there are steps policymakers can take to prepare for these spring weather phenomena and bolster the reliability and resilience of the US power system. This sparked a lot of concerns because it was just a few months after the March 2011 meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan.

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Physics: The Science of the Universe and Everything In It

Environmental Science

vital for new technologies that all of us use every day from solar panel technology to wind turbine, engineering design, and the creation of new alloys and polymers. Responsible for nuclear physics which has given us nuclear power, and nuclear medicine which has opened up new avenues of medical treatment for such things as cancer.

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The Trump War on Science: Daring blindness, Denying climate change, Destroying the EPA and other daily disasters

Science Blogs

Rick Perry blames ocean for climate change: Energy secretary once again denies scientific consensus. Trump attacks wind power in state that gets nearly third of energy from wind. Energy Secretary Rick Perry Makes Massive Mistake During Visit To Coal Power Plant. 2017.06.19. 2017.06.19. 2017.06.19. 2017.06.20.