8 Cold Weather Tips From Ford For EV Drivers
Ford has some advice for driving in cold weather with its F-150 Lightning, but its suggestions apply equally as well to all EVs.
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Hate Speech Increases Online With Extreme Temps
Researchers used artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze more than 4 billion geolocated tweets over six years and found that, of the tweets containing hate speech, the critical variable was temperatures outside of a 54°F to 70°F comfort zone, according to a study published in The Lancet Planetary Health. On … [continued]
U.S. Schools Closing Due To Extreme Heat
Heat waves and drought are rocking the United States, and that has even led to some U.S. schools closing due to the extreme heat. This has happened on both the East Coast and the West Coast. Heat, Insufficient Cooling Disrupt Learning Nationwide Extreme heat across the country is disrupting education … [continued]
4 Months into “Danger Season,” Here’s Our Extreme Heat, Flood, & Extreme Fire Tally
Danger season in the United States is the time of year between roughly May and October when a number of climate-related hazards, including heatwaves, floods, wildfires, and hurricanes, tend to occur — at times simultaneously or back-to-back. Climate change is making many of these events more frequent, intense, and/or longer-lasting, … [continued]
First Street US Extreme Heat Survey — Baby, It’s Hot Outside!
First Street Foundation’s extreme heat survey predicts one-third of all Americans will be affected by extreme heat by 2053.
Severe Space Weather: What The Sun Taketh Away, It Can Give Back
A recent story at Wired shows us a particularly frightening reason we should look into making our own electricity at home: coronal mass ejections (CMEs). What’s a CME? They start by using a night club analogy to explain that the sun has a lot going on. With everything moving around … [continued]
Protecting Solar Energy Assets From Hazardous Weather
Hailstorm warning system combines weather sensors & nowcasts.
By Johan Jacques, Meteorological Consultant
Republished courtesy of KISTERS North America, Inc.
More Proof That Solar Panels Work In Extreme Cold
The US Navy has a hand in a small array of solar panels that could have an outsized influence on energy resilience throughout Alaska and the surrounding regions.
Cool Running: F-150 Lightning Faces Ultimate Cold-weather Torture Test
How much will the coldest Colorado night in 123 years impact the Ford F-150 Lightning’s towing capability? Find out.
Extreme Wildfire Risks Predicted in New UN Report
A new UN report titled “Spreading Like Wildfire” hopes to spur governments to mitigate the ominous threat of increasing wildfires over the next decade.
