U.S. Has Warmest Year-to-Date As Drought Expands
The U.S. continued its hot streak through June, recording the warmest January-to-June period on record, with drought conditions spreading across the Lower 48 states to an unprecedented degree… Read More
Thai Turbines Power a Country that Isn’t Windy
“I know that 70 percent of the area in the world has a low wind speed. I thought, if we want to promote the wind machine, 70 percent is a lot of the world, says Dr. Wirachai Roynarin (or Dr. Roy as he is more commonly known). Dr. Roy is a Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at RMUTT in Bangkok and owner of Prapai Technologies, a company … Read More
Heat Wave Peaks After Breaking Thousands of Records
During the heat wave of past 30 days nearly 8,000 warm temperature records have been broken or tied. … Read More
Ongoing Heat Wave in U.S. Rivals Events of Dust Bowl Era
Tens of millions of Americans continue to sweat out one of the most intense heat waves on record since the Dust Bowl era of the 1930s, with heat watches and warnings in effect yet again from the Plains to the Mid-Atlantic states. As happened during the Dust Bowl, the heat is helping to dry out soils, increasing the extent and severity of drought co… Read More
Historic Heat Wave Marches On as Drought Expands
Much of the U.S. continues to be in the grip of unrelenting and dangerous heat, and the records just keep falling. During June alone, more than 3,200 daily high temperature records were set or tied, and more records have been set during the first week of July as well.… Read More
Heat Wave Continues As Storm Cleanup Drags On
Although the scorching heat that had set at least 155 all-time high temperature records across the country between June 24-30 retreated from some areas on Monday, the overall weather pattern remains favorable for extreme heat to build right back in as the week goes on.… Read More
Wind and Tulips and Success in North Holland
“If I only grew potatoes and onions, then I wouldn’t speak with so many people, says Jaap van der Beek. “You speak so often to these people because we all have the same interest. That interest is to build a big wind turbine. Jaap van der Beek has been harvesting the wind for over 15 years, and his 850kw turbine powers hundreds of homes. He lives… Read More
Heat Wave Spawns Deadly Severe Thunderstorms
A heat wave broke records and sparked a severe thunderstorm event known as a derecho that killed at least 13 people.… Read More
