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Don’t blame climate for unreliable power, blame climate policies that shut down reliable power. In recent years, Americans have experienced power shortages as a daily occurrence. Calls to reduce electricity use and the threat of frequent brownouts or blackouts. It's an embarrassment and it's like this completely preventable. Anti-fossil fuel politicians will blame our grid's reliability problems on “climate change,” which allegedly causes the grid to run too hot. This is ridiculous; Countries with much higher temperatures than oursJust like Singapore, Having a reliable grid is easy. The real cause of the reliability problem is obvious: Government-led “green energy” policy…
Overview 1969 was a remarkable year, one that will long be remembered as the year that man first landed on the moon, the Miracle Mets shocked the sports world, and Woodstock took place in upstate New York. That year, a major hurricane, Camille, struck the United States as a Category 5 storm and was the second most powerful tropical cyclone ever recorded (only the 1935 Labor Day hurricane had a lower central pressure when it made landfall). Hurricane Camille made landfall in Mississippi, wreaking havoc from the Gulf States to as far inland as the mid-Atlantic, causing widespread flooding and…
Net Zero Watch has just released its annual review of the state of BBC climate reporting. The author, climate and energy writer Paul Homewood, has a wealth of material to choose from, and his paper outlines more than 30 of the most egregious distortions of the truth, describing hot weather in Spain, witnessing England's Rare birds, potholes in the road. Paul Homewood said: The BBC produces so many ridiculous climate stories that the only difficulty is deciding what to remove from the reporting. Net Zero Watch director Andrew Mountford said: If the BBC wants to reverse the ongoing decline in…
Publisher: Essay VinodLast updated: August 14, 2024, 5:00 pm (US Standard Time)Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on August 15. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hoist the national flag at 7:30 am and then address the nation. He will deliver his eleventh consecutive speech on August 15.Happy Independence Day 2024: This year marks India's 78th Independence Day, which falls on Thursday, August 15. It is a national holiday in government and private workplaces, banks, schools and colleges, and almost every other organization in the country.Also read: Independence Day 2024: 5 Inspiring…
Last updated: August 14, 2024 4:31 pm (IST)Rimjhim said she never expected such a huge response. Now she plans to promote the movement through a series of demands. File photo/FacebookShocked by this horrific crime, Rimjhim Sinha decided to organize a protest on August 14: “The night is ours”. The purpose was to show that although India gained independence on the night of August 14-15, women here still did not have true independence. Thousands of people from marginalized groups are now expected to attend Wednesday night's protest, she saidRimjhim Sinha said she was overwhelmed by the response. Like millions of people…
Flood risks are increasing in Houston, Nashville and other cities across the South as climate change brings more extreme rainfall. Padgett: “Citizens are obviously very aware of what's going on because they are directly affected. When flooding occurs, people's homes and property are damaged. David Padgett of Tennessee State University works with the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice to help communities in the region cope with flooding. He said government agencies often struggle to keep up with changing realities on the ground when mapping flood-prone areas. Flood maps are often based on data from the past, when heavy rains…
Last updated: August 14, 2024 4:12 pm ISTThe incident took place at the firecracker manufacturing factory in Mayathevanpatti village of Malli Utkadai. (Representative image)Chief Minister MK Starling said he has ordered the authorities to provide a solitary payment of Rs 3 lakh to the families of each of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to the injured workers who are undergoing treatment.After an explosion occurred at a nearby pyrotechnics factory on Wednesday, killing two workers on the spot, Chief Minister MK Starling announced a pension of Rs 3 lakh to the relatives of each of the deceased.The dead workers were identified…
planner: Saurabh VermaLast updated: August 14, 2024 3:31 pm (IST)On August 12, junior doctors, trainee doctors and medical students protested against the sexual assault and killing of a postgraduate trainee doctor in Kolkata.A CBI team consisting of medical and forensic experts will visit the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital for a seminar where the body of the trainee doctor was found on August 9, they said.A post-mortem report by Kolkata doctors revealed that the 31-year-old woman had been gang-raped based on the amount of semen found during the autopsy.According to India Today, Dr. Subarna Goswami said the report confirmed…
Reporter: Ananya SinghLast updated: August 14, 2024 2:46 pm (IST)The court refused to quash the proceedings for the offense under Section 498A of the IPC. (for representative filing)The court partially allowed the petition, quashing the charges under Section 377 while allowing the trial for the offense under Section 498A to proceed The Kerala High Court (HC) recently observed that there is no equivalent of Section 377 in the Indian Penal Code (BNS), which replaced the Indian Penal Code (IPC). this provision.The court presided over by Justice A. Badharudeen observed that a wife filed a complaint against her husband charging him…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proposing to build a flood wall to protect Baltimore's Fort McHenry and Harbor Tunnel entrances as the risk of flooding increases due to climate change.The project, estimated to cost $77 million, follows a three-year study of Baltimore's storm risks, particularly to critical infrastructure along the Patapsco River.If completed, motorists can expect to see new walls rising 2.5 to 6.5 feet above the ground along the southern entrances of both tunnels, Army Corps Baltimore District spokesperson Cynthia Mitchell said in an email.Mitchell said the existing walls at the tunnel entrance are not able to…