Archive for the ‘climatology’ category: Page 58
Feb 7, 2022
Astronomers spot a wandering black hole in empty space for the first time
Posted by Gemechu Taye in categories: climatology, cosmology, existential risks, information science, robotics/AI, sustainability
Machine learning can work wonders, but it’s only one tool among many.
Artificial intelligence is among the most poorly understood technologies of the modern era. To many, AI exists as both a tangible but ill-defined reality of the here and now and an unrealized dream of the future, a marvel of human ingenuity, as exciting as it is opaque.
It’s this indistinct picture of both what the technology is and what it can do that might engender a look of uncertainty on someone’s face when asked the question, “Can AI solve climate change?” “Well,” we think, “it must be able to do *something*,” while entirely unsure of just how algorithms are meant to pull us back from the ecological brink.
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Feb 5, 2022
Massive Methane Emissions by the Oil & Gas Industry Detected from Satellite, Space
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in categories: climatology, economics, space, sustainability
An international study involving researchers from CNRS and CEA as well as the company Kayrros reveals hundreds of major methane leaks linked to the global exploitation of oil and gas. Scientists show that their mitigation would lead to climatic and economic benefits amounting to billions of dollars for the main hydrocarbon producing countries. This work is published on February 4, 2022 in the journal Science.
Original press release published on CEA.
A major contributor to climate change, methane (CH 4) has a warming potential over 100 years approximately 30 times greater than that of CO 2. A quarter of anthropogenic emissions of this greenhouse gas come from the global exploitation of coal, oil and natural gas, of which CH4 is the main component. In 2018, a study had already exposed, based on the case of the United States, the vast underestimation in official inventories of emissions related to the extraction and distribution of oil and gas. A discrepancy which could be explained by sporadic undeclared releases of large quantities of methane by operators in the sector.
Feb 4, 2022
“The atmosphere’s still shaking!” — The power of the Tonga volcanic eruption
Posted by Alberto Lao in category: climatology
Feb 3, 2022
The New Ford F-150 Lighting Can Power Your Whole House for 3 Days in a Blackout
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in categories: climatology, habitats
Feb 2, 2022
$323 million in ETH stolen from cross-chain protocol Wormhole
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: blockchains, climatology, cosmology, cryptocurrencies, engineering, environmental, finance
Ben RayfieldWeather control tech exists, to some extent. EMP weapons exist. If there was a 477 mile long lightning, it was probably either due to the sun or is a weapon or a terraforming experiment.
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Feb 2, 2022
Global potential for harvesting drinking water from air using solar energy
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: climatology, mapping, solar power, sustainability
Circa 2021
Mapping of the global potential of atmospheric water harvesting using solar energy shows that it could provide safely managed drinking water for a billion people worldwide based on climate suitability.
Jan 28, 2022
When And Where To See Elon Musk’s Out Of Control SpaceX Rocket That Will Crash Into The Moon At 5,700 Mph
Posted by Gemechu Taye in categories: climatology, Elon Musk, space travel, sustainability
“This is not ‘SpaceX did something bad’—it’s perfectly standard practice to abandon stuff in deep orbit,” writes McDowell. “This is ‘none of the space agencies care about leaving stuff out beyond the Moon’.”
However, with the age of commercial space industry there’s going to be a lot more junk like this. Something needs to be done. “It’s time for the world to get more serious about regulating and cataloging deep space activity,” writes McDowell. ## Why we need to launch rockets and satellites.
There seems to be a swell of doubt around whether the carbon footprints of rocket launches can be justified in this age of rampant climate change. Attaching the term “space junk” and Elon Musk’s name instantly make it a big and negative story.
Jan 26, 2022
Out-of-control SpaceX rocket will smash into the moon in weeks
Posted by Jeffrey L. Lee in categories: climatology, satellites
A SpaceX rocket that launched nearly seven years ago is now on course to crash into the moon, astronomers have predicted.
The Falcon 9 booster was launched in February 2015 as part of a mission to send a climate observation satellite 930,000 miles (1.5 million kilometers) from Earth, but since running out of fuel, the 4.4-ton (4 metric tons) rocket has been hurtling around space in a chaotic orbit.
The rocket is now expected to hit the far side of the moon while traveling at a blistering speed of 5,771 mph (9,288 km/h) on March 4, 2022, according to Bill Gray, the developer of software that tracks near-Earth objects.
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Jan 24, 2022
A Fight Over Rooftop Solar Threatens California’s Climate Goals
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in categories: climatology, solar power, sustainability
Utility regulators have proposed slashing the incentives homeowners receive to install solar panels, a long-sought goal of utilities and labor unions.