Long power outages after disasters aren't inevitable – but to avoid them, utilities need to think differently
Building even more power poles and transmission lines won’t avert outages when major disasters strike.
Sept. 24, 2021 • ~7 min
Building even more power poles and transmission lines won’t avert outages when major disasters strike.
Rapid attribution studies reveal climate change’s influence on the weather, but they’re expensive and time-consuming.
As the risk of fires rises in areas once considered too wet to burn, it creates hazards for mountain communities and for downstream water supplies.
A fire scientist explains the risk of flying embers that can travel over a mile from a wildfire and how people can protect their homes.
A fire scientist explains the risk of flying embers that can travel over a mile from a wildfire and how people can protect their homes.
An atmospheric scientist and sailplane pilot describes why large areas of burned land can produce clouds and rainstorms.
An atmospheric scientist and sailplane pilot describes why large areas of burned land can produce clouds and rainstorms.
Here are some of the ways wildfire smoke particles or the inflammatory signals they cause could reach the brain and what researchers found in the sperm of animals exposed to wildfire smoke.
Hundreds of computer simulations point to a few best strategies for keeping homes safe from fire in a warming climate.
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