Tag: Damage
Growing Concerns: New year starts with putting away holiday decor
I will remove all the holiday decorations off my front lawn and house on one of those warm days.
Frazil ice concerns growing in Durham area which is prone to flooding
Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority says weather conditions are ideal for frazil ice to form in the Saugeen River in the Durham area, which could lead to flooding. “Currently there is no frazil ice being generated in that watercourse,” SVCA spokeswoman Ashley Richards said Friday afternoon. If circumstances warrant, Friday’s Flood Outlook statement which identified the […]
Owen Sound’s Festival of Northern Lights entering its final weekend
After a bumpy start to this season’s Festival of Northern Lights in Owen Sound, organizers are pleased to be looking at a strong finish and are already planning the next one. The festival kicked off its 37th season on Nov. 16 and has just a few days left before the lights turn off for the final […]
As climate change threats loom, Great Lakes mapping effort supports resilience
A mapping initiative dubbed Lakebed 2030 supports ongoing efforts to make the Great Lakes region more resilient to climate change. The project is working to identify areas prone to erosion, […]
Police probe ongoing after vehicle crashes into business
Ontario Provincial Police officers in Oxford County were investigating after a vehicle crashed into a business in Ingersoll. Police say it was about 12:30 p.m. on Thursday when a passenger vehicle crashed “through the front of a business” on Charles Street East. A photo made public by police shows a white, four-door vehicle, with more […]
Elevated levels of radium found in Western Pennsylvania’s freshwater mussels
By Kiley Bense, Inside Climate News
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Sixty-two years ago, Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring” connected disappearing populations of bald eagles to the presence of the pesticide DDT in the birds’ food chain.
London man charged with setting two fires Sunday: Police
A 43-year-old London man faces arson charges in a pair of fires Sunday in a neighbourhood near Greenway Park. London firefighters extinguished a fire outside a shed on Pinewood Drive at around 9:30 p.m. Sunday, London police said. While crews were on scene they saw smoke coming from inside a nearby house and put that […]
Demand for Power at Data Centers is Disrupting Harmonics in Nearby Electrical Grids
Power harmonics close to data centers are more likely to depart from national standards, new research shows. The question is why.
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True Or False? Better Diesel Fuel Economy Is An Efficient Form Of Decarbonization
Diesel fuel economy has been on the minds of long-haul trucking industry leaders. A push to decarbonize trucking is largely due to the fact that more than 3% of all carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions come from heavy trucks. Sure, as a result of EPA regulations, diesel engines manufactured today are … [continued]
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Tesla Is Secretly Recalling Cybertruck Batteries
Something interesting has been going on with Tesla Cybertrucks. Tesla has been quietly replacing their battery packs, seemingly a lot of them. At least since September, Tesla has been swapping out Cybertruck battery packs for new ones when they are brought in for other maintenance issues. The first report we’re … [continued]
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