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Summer 2023 Is a Wrap: It Showed Us the Inequities of Keeping Cool in Killer Heat

Union of Concerned Scientists

Climate change smothered us in heat this season, here in the US and across much of the world , but it has not affected us as equals: some of us can stay relatively safe and cool while many of us cannot and suffer instead. But I had access to a cool room. Both forces—climate change and inequity—must ultimately be bent toward justice.

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In Climate Talks, Plans to Keep Planet from Overheating Should Not Ignore Water

Circle of Blue

Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged on September 21 that his country would no longer finance coal-fired power plants abroad, making a high-profile commitment to move away from some forms of fossil fuel infrastructure less than six weeks before a pivotal global climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland.

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The Missing Piece of the Renewable Energy Revolution

HumanNature

On the other end of the electric grid, advanced technologies can help reduce the amount of energy that is required for basic services like lighting, heating, and cooling. Efficiency technologies can often be a more effective use of resources than renewable energy projects. Colorado State Energy Profile. References: [1] U.S.

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The CO2 problem in six easy steps (2022 Update)

Real Climate

Step 1: There is a natural greenhouse effect. Step 2: Trace gases contribute to the natural greenhouse effect. This can’t be calculated by hand (the number of absorption lines and the effects of pressure broadening preclude that), but it can be calculated using radiative transfer codes. in IPCC TAR).

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Quantum gravity gradient sensor used outdoors to find tunnel

Physics World

Each cloud is cooled to millikelvin temperatures and then released simultaneously so the clouds freefall in the vacuum chamber. The compact nature of the instrument also means that it can be effectively shielded against stray magnetic fields. A sequence of counterpropagating laser pulses is fired at the clouds.

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Science prize boosts prospects for early-career researchers

Physics World

Their fundamental insights have had far-reaching consequences across many different areas of scientific research, ranging from the chaotic dynamics of climate change through to the effects of disorder in exotic states of matter. “We can use these effects to build a machine that acts as a refrigerator,” says Gottschall.

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Why is There So Much Seaweed on the Beach?

Ocean Conservancy

No, I’m not writing a dating profile here. There’s something nice about exploring the coast, and whenever you get hot you can just pop into the ocean waves to cool down! This effectively floods the ocean with a food source that leads to rapid growth in Sargassum. I love long walks on the beach.

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