Tag: heat waves
Renewables Soothe Grid During High Season Heatwaves
My guy and I are traveling in eastern Massachusetts this week. It’s oceanfront tourism at its finest: weathered beachfront homes, open-air dining, riding the long and low cool surf. Unusual for the region, heatwaves do have our personal energy levels drooping. The 90 degree dog days seem daunting when we’re … [continued]
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Heat Wave 2025: Not an anomaly, get ready for more as climate change worsens
The first weekend of August is usually not a time to expect a reprieve from one of the longest and most intensive heat waves in recent memory.
A Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Made Climate History, But Trump Wants It Gone
The greenhouse effect was discovered more than 150 years ago, and the first scientific paper linking carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere with climate change was published in 1896. By the mid-20th century, scientists definitively connected the effect of human activities to the Earth’s atmosphere, and consensus built that our … [continued]
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Solar & Storage Stability: How America Can Maintain Energy Security Through Severe Weather
When extreme weather threatens lives and livelihoods, solar and battery storage are there to deliver energy security for the American people. Extreme weather events, from scorching heat waves to destructive hurricanes to frigid winter storms, are constantly challenging our aging infrastructure. When power lines fall or gas plants freeze, distributed … [continued]
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Solar Generators Are A Major Step Toward Grid Resiliency
Portable solar generators are becoming the go-to solution many people choose to keep their homes operating during a grid outage.
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