The Carbon Capture Dream Bumps Up Against Reality In Texas
Carbon capture and sequestration may or may not work but the US taxpayers will foot the bill either way, starting in Texas.
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Earthquake And Remembrance: The Tsunami Of 2004
A new National Geographic documentary depicts the human struggle following the killer earthquake and tsunami of 2004.
The Electric Vehicle As A Disaster Response Tool: Sharp Concept LDK+ Minivan Joins The Fray
Sharp has just unveiled a new electric vehicle concept that recasts the humble minivan as a home-away-from-home for busy families and evacuees, too.
Oil Companies Shook My House, Hundreds Of Miles From The Oil Fields
A few months ago, I was in a drive-thru line waiting for my chance to partake in the chicken goodness at Raising Cane’s. Normally, drive-thru lines remind me of a big advantage of EVs: electric motors don’t idle. With a gas-powered car, you’d sit in that line burning gas and … [continued]
NASA’s Satellites Help With Turkey, Syria Earthquake Response
“It’s difficult to watch this tragedy unfold, especially since we’ve known for a long time that the buildings in the region were not designed to withstand earthquakes,” said USGS scientist David Wald. “An earthquake this size has the potential to be damaging anywhere in the world, but many structures in this region are particularly vulnerable.”
U.S. West Coast Now Has Access to ShakeAlert® Earthquake Early Warning
After 15 years of planning and development, the ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system is now available to more than 50 million people in California, Oregon, and Washington, the most earthquake-prone region in the conterminous U.S.
Natural Gas Provided False Promise, Deception — Severe Health Problems From “Natural” Gas
Pleasantly called natural gas and sold to many as a better solution, a good transition fuel, natural gas has been dominating new US electricity capacity alongside renewable energy. Yet, hydraulic fracking absolutely takes the “natural” out of it. Originally, natural gas was successfully sold as a cleaner transition fuel. Who knew there were not even laws on the books to address the hidden pollutants, and that there would be much information lacking about the truth of the acid stimulation, hydraulic fracturing, and other new extraction technologies?
The Tectonic & Volcanic Events That Will Accompany The Melting Of The Ice Sheets —…
As the ice sheets of the world melt, an enormous amount of pressure will be lifted off of the continental crusts that play host to them, as well as the surrounding oceanic basins. Something similar is broadly true, but to a much lesser degree, of the world’s remaining large glaciers (think of the Himalayas).
In 2016 Insured Natural Disaster Losses Reached $50 Billion, From $175 Billion In Damage
Last year saw insurers pay out $50 billion in insured losses from natural disasters, according to The Guardian. The Kyushu Island earthquakes in Japan ranked as the two largest disasters. These two events saw insurers pay out $6 billion from $31 billion in total damages. Chinese flooding last summer near the Yangtze River caused $28 billion in losses, and was the largest weather-related disaster cost wise in 2016, said Jeff Masters of Weather Underground. However, only $300 million was insured from the third-largest non-US weather disaster in recorded history.
Yuuuuuge 5.0 Earthquake Rocks Giant Oil Hub In Oklahoma
Another destructive earthquake — possibly linked to oil and gas wastewater disposal — has hit Oklahoma, near the Cushing oil pipeline and storage hub.
