Utilities delay effort to map wildfire risk from power lines
A report says California utilities have helped delay efforts for nearly a decade to map where power lines pose the greatest wildfire risk.
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 23, 2017
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Heavy storms lash Poland, leaving 2 dead and 39 injured
Polish officials say that a heavy storm that ravaged parts of western Poland has killed two people and injured 39.
Environment
Oct 6, 2017
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Should the US put power lines underground?
It is the height of a highly destructive hurricane season in the United States. The devastation of Harvey in Texas and Louisiana caused nearly 300,000 customers to lose electricity service, and Hurricane Irma has cut service ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 13, 2017
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Irma weakens but 6.2 mn without power in Florida
Monster storm Irma, which ripped a deadly path through the Caribbean, started to weaken Monday though it was still whipping parts of Florida with fearsome winds and rain, leaving 6.2 million people without power.
Environment
Sep 11, 2017
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Hurricane Irma marches on major Florida cities
Hurricane Irma prowled toward the Florida mainland on Sunday, where anxious residents waited in dread to be "punched in the face" by the monster storm after it whipped the Keys island chain with fearsome wind gusts.
Environment
Sep 10, 2017
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Some Texans defy evacuation, ride out storm at home
Even when water began rushing in under their front doors, several residents in Orange, Texas defied calls to evacuate, including Lonnie and Missy Givens, who stayed home despite mega-storm Harvey turning their community upside ...
Environment
Sep 1, 2017
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Birds in Alberta oil fields forced to raise imposters at alarming rate
Alberta's oil and gas infrastructure is providing a great living to the brown-headed cowbird, a bird species that tricks other songbirds into raising its young, a new University of Manitoba study finds.
Plants & Animals
Jul 19, 2017
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A new way to imagine grid stability
To ensure that the US electric grid remains stable and resilient, power generators in three main regions (Eastern, Western, and Texas) must be synchronized, all operating at the frequency of 60 hertz. Because generators interact ...
Energy & Green Tech
May 22, 2017
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Experiments reveal a new mechanism that could explain the source of a destructive feature of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake
It is a common trope in disaster movies: an earthquake strikes, causing the ground to rip open and swallow people and cars whole. The gaping earth might make for cinematic drama, but earthquake scientists have long held that ...
Earth Sciences
May 1, 2017
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Power lines offer environmental benefits, according to study
Power lines, long considered eyesores or worse, a potential threat to human health, actually serve a vital role in maintaining the health of a significant population, according to new research out of the University of Connecticut.
Ecology
Mar 6, 2017
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