Tag: RISK
Climate Change Brings More Rapidly Intensifying Hurricanes; NOAA Cuts Make Forecasting Them Harder
By Jeff Masters, Yale Climate Connections As Hurricane Helene roared toward the Florida Panhandle on September 26, 2024, the storm put on an intimidating display of rapid intensification, ramping up from a Category 1 hurricane with 80 mph (129 km/h) winds to a Cat 4 monster with 140 mph (225 … [continued]
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From Norway To Nigeria, Beijing To Bogotá: Mapping The World’s EV Inflection Points
The story of electric vehicle adoption is not a straight line, but a set of curves shaped by markets, policies, and feedback loops. Diffusion of innovations theory reminds us that early adopters pave the way before the early majority tips the balance. Logistic s-curves show why adoption is slow at … [continued]
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Some Grey-Bruce municipalities lift burn bans
The soaking rain that much of Grey-Bruce experienced on Tuesday has led some local municipalities to begin lifting burn bans. Among those lifting bans on Wednesday were Brockton, West Grey, Meaford, The Blue Mountains and Huron-Kinloss. Hot and dry conditions had led many municipalities across Grey-Bruce to implement full or partial bans on open air […]
Hometown Specialty: Oxford’s Gunn’s Hill takes local pride global
Family-run factory south of Woodstock turns milk into award-winning wheels, reflecting Oxford County’s dairy heritage. This is Part Four of Postmedia’s How Canada Wins: Love Where We Live summer series.
Report: States like Michigan âsimply not preparedâ for data center water demand
The report from the regional Alliance for the Great Lakes warned states risk overtaxing water supplies if they rush to woo the computing facilities without closely studying whether aquifers and water utilities can handle the new use….