Your solar eclipse checklist: What to look for on the big day – Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times Your solar eclipse checklist: What to look for on the big dayLos Angeles Times“It will be like the sun set 30 minutes ago in every direction,” said Mike Kentrianakis, project manager for the American Astronomical Society’s Solar Eclipse Task Force. What you are seeing is light from the part of the Earth…
Solar eclipse offers rare chance for experiments aimed at protecting satellites and power grids – CNBC
CNBC Solar eclipse offers rare chance for experiments aimed at protecting satellites and power gridsCNBCThe third most-powerful solar flare ever observed in X-ray wavelengths erupted from Sunspot 486 early October 28, 2003, at approximately 6 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. A coronal mass ejection (CME) directed almost straight at Earth preceded the flare, … and more »
Solar Eclipse Photography Is About Trial and Error, Says This Astro-Pro – Space.com
Space.com Solar Eclipse Photography Is About Trial and Error, Says This Astro-ProSpace.com[Total Solar Eclipse 2017: When, Where and How to See It (Safely)]. Morefield said learning to get good shots of an eclipse involves a certain amount of trial and error. During one eclipse, he taped solar filters to his camera lens for the partial…
US wind and solar power helped prevent up to 12700 deaths – The Independent
The Independent US wind and solar power helped prevent up to 12700 deathsThe IndependentThe massive increase in wind and solar energy helped prevent the premature deaths of up to 12,700 people over a nine-year period in the US, according to new research which illustrates the wider benefits of ditching fossil fuels beyond limiting global … and…
Deadly ‘super heatwaves’ of 55°C will sweep across the US east coast, China, India, South America and Europe if … – Daily Mail
Daily Mail Deadly ‘super heatwaves’ of 55°C will sweep across the US east coast, China, India, South America and Europe if …Daily MailIn their paper, published in Scientific Reports, the researchers, led by Dr Simone Russo, said: ‘Humid-heat waves with these conditions were never exceeded in the present climate, but are expected to occur every…
Nigel Lawson admits claim that global temperatures have fallen was false – The Independent
The Independent Nigel Lawson admits claim that global temperatures have fallen was falseThe IndependentA claim by Britain’s leading climate science sceptic, Nigel Lawson, that the world’s average temperature has fallen in the past 10 years was based on an “erroneous” temperature chart, his think tank, the Global Warming Policy Foundation, has admitted.A really inconvenient truth:…
Trump to reverse Obama-era order aimed at planning for climate change – Washington Post
Washington Post Trump to reverse Obama-era order aimed at planning for climate changeWashington PostPresident Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that he said would streamline the approval process for building infrastructure such as roads, bridges and offices by eliminating a planning step related to climate change and flood dangers. Speaking in …Trump To Scrap Obama-Era…
Does Climate Change Cause Extreme Weather Events? – Smithsonian
Smithsonian Does Climate Change Cause Extreme Weather Events?SmithsonianFor climate scientists, that meant that attributing the heat wave to global warming would be next to impossible. So when a team of British researchers used environmental data and model simulations to establish a statistical link between climate change …Trump Has Broad Power to Block Climate Change ReportProPublicaDon’t…
Another climate-change nightmare: 91 new volcanoes beneath Antarctica’s ice – Washington Post
Washington Post Another climate–change nightmare: 91 new volcanoes beneath Antarctica’s iceWashington PostAntarctica has been having a rough time of it lately, you may have heard. You know — greenhouse gases, warming oceans, trillion-ton icebergs breaking off the continent like a middle-aged man losing hair in the sink. Not the best century for the old ……
‘Donald Trump forest’ climate change project gains momentum – BBC News
BBC News ‘Donald Trump forest’ climate change project gains momentumBBC News“We’ve met some of the people on the front lines of climate change in Bangladesh, Mongolia and in other countries, and we found it extremely upsetting that Mr Trump’s ignorance is so profound,” said Adrien Taylor, a co-founder of Trump Forest. and more »