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Tag: Weather Event

No, Wind Farms Aren’t The Main Cause Of The Texas Blackouts

02/18/2021 Don Wallace

The state’s widespread electricity failure was largely caused by freezing natural gas pipelines. That didn’t stop advocates for fossil fuels…

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Posted in: Climate, Energy Filed under: Natural Gas, Weather Event, Wind Energy

Bill Gates Says Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Explanation For Power Outages Is ‘Actually Wrong’

Don Wallace

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on Wednesday rebuked a claim made a day before by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott that put the blame…

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Posted in: Climate, Energy Filed under: Natural Gas, Weather Event, Wind Energy

How The Warming Arctic Helped Drive A Deep Freeze Into Texas

02/16/2021 Don Wallace

The Earth’s poles are warming faster than anywhere on the planet. While the consequences of that aren’t completely understood, it’s…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Arctic, Weather Event

A Glimpse Of America’s Future: Climate Change Means Trouble For Power Grids

Don Wallace

Systems are designed to handle spikes in demand, but the wild and unpredictable weather linked to global warming will very…

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Posted in: Climate, Energy Filed under: Cold Season Storms, Energy, Weather Event

Climate Crisis: Is It Making Weather Forecasting Harder?

12/02/2020 Don Wallace

A new report by the World Meteorological Organization has said weather forecasting needs to move to a more impact-based approach from…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Weather, Weather Event

McKibben: Global Warming By The Numbers, Because This Week The Reality Is Too Much

11/17/2020 Don Wallace

The busiest hurricane season ever recorded is continuing on into the late fall, with consequences so horrifying one can hardly…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Finance, Hurricane, Weather Event

Scientists Link Record-Breaking Hurricane Season To Climate Crisis

11/15/2020 Don Wallace

Climate scientists say that this year’s record-breaking hurricane season and the “unprecedented” double blow for Central America has a clear…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Hurricane, Weather Event

Shift Needed From What Weather Will Be, To ‘What The Weather Will Do’

10/14/2020 Don Wallace

Extreme weather and climate events have increased in frequency, intensity and severity as a result of climate change, hitting vulnerable…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Weather Event, WMO

Hurricane Laura And The California Fires Are Part Of The Same Crisis

08/28/2020 Don Wallace

Human-caused climate change has made the world warmer than it used to be, and the consequences have started to show.…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Climate Science, Fire, Weather Event

Climate Crisis Brings India’s Worst Locust Invasion In Decades

05/27/2020 Don Wallace

 Locusts are not uncommon in the northwest Indian state of Rajasthan, but this year they have also entered the states…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Agriculture Practices, Weather Event

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