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News & Articles By Mary Villareal
09/02/2021
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By Mary Villareal
Solar superstorms possible sign of looming internet apocalypse
A severe solar storm of coronal mass ejection could damage electrical grids and cause prolonged blackouts. With modernization, these repercussions could be felt everywhere, from global supply chains to transportation and GPS access to internet use. The impact of a strong solar emission could particularly affect the internet infrastructure. On the one hand, local and regional […]
09/02/2021
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By Mary Villareal
Hurricane Ida ravages New Orleans, exposing power grid weakness
More than a million people across Louisiana are without power on Tuesday, with reports indicating that it could take weeks for the electricity to come back on. Thousands of miles of transmission lines were damaged in the wake of Hurricane Ida, a Category 4 hurricane that raised questions about how New Orleans and other coastal […]
08/26/2021
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By Mary Villareal
Individuals across England to benefit from energy-efficient social homes
Tens of thousands of individuals across England are set to benefit from warmer and greener social homes as social housing providers were given the chance to bid for government funding to make major improvements to their stocks. This is part of a wider £9 billion commitment from the government to increase the energy proficiency of homes, […]
08/18/2021
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By Mary Villareal
Hoover Dam water levels at all-time low, endangering the power grid in Western states
Water levels at the Hoover Dam have sunk to a record low, and it’s endangering the source of hydroelectric power for over 1.3 million people across the American West. The water level at Lake Mead, the Colorado River reservoir serving Hoover Dam, has fallen to 1,068 feet above sea level in July, the lowest it […]
08/18/2021
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By Mary Villareal
China to halt thousands of hydropower projects as older dams pose serious safety threats
China is weaning its economy off coal and fossil fuels. However, it is also trying to shut down as many as 40,000 hydropower plants. The nation has a troubled history of trying to control its rivers. Since Chairman Mao Zedong urged workers in the 1950s to “conquer nature,” China has been creating dams in large […]
08/06/2021
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By Mary Villareal
US solar panels produced by coal-burning plants in China
Most of the solar panels installed in the U.S. and Europe are produced with coal-burning plants in China. There have been concerns that the solar industry’s reliance on Chinese coal will increase emissions over time. Manufacturers rapidly scale up the production of solar panels to meet the demand of the public, making the solar industry […]
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