Power outages linked to heat and storms are rising, and low-income communities are most at risk – NYC maps show the impact
Practices such as redlining left marginalized groups in more disaster-prone areas with poorer quality infrastructure − and more likely to experience prolonged power outages.
Joan A. Casey, Assistant Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington •
conversation
May 1, 2024 • ~10 min
May 1, 2024 • ~10 min
Power outages linked to heat and storms are rising, and low-income communities are most at risk, as a new NYC study shows
Practices such as redlining left marginalized groups in more disaster-prone areas with poorer quality infrastructure − and more likely to experience prolonged power outages.
Joan A. Casey, Assistant Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington •
conversation
May 1, 2024 • ~10 min
May 1, 2024 • ~10 min
Midwest tornadoes: What a decaying El Niño has to do with violent storms in the central US
A powerful storm system produced dozens of destructive tornadoes over three days that tore apart homes in Oklahoma, Nebraska and Iowa. A meteorologist explains the conditions that fueled them.
Jana Lesak Houser, Associate Professor of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences, The Ohio State University •
conversation
April 29, 2024 • ~6 min
April 29, 2024 • ~6 min
More climate-warming methane leaks into the atmosphere than ever gets reported – here’s how satellites can find the leaks and avoid wasting a valuable resource
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that can leak from oil and gas wells, pipelines and landfills. Satellites can spot the releases fast enough to get them fixed and help protect the climate.
Riley Duren, Research Scientist, University of Arizona •
conversation
April 16, 2024 • ~9 min
April 16, 2024 • ~9 min
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