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For engineering students interested in the energy, power, climate, sustainability space. Check it out... #electricalengineering #climate #energy #sustainability

It’s getting hot out there, and ASU scientists are using new technologies to monitor and mitigate heat exposure risk. On this #NationalHeatAwarenessDay, learn about some of the ways ASU researchers are working to better understand the effects of extreme heat on cities and their populations. ☀️🌡️ Learn more: https://ow.ly/bOq550S394Y

BREAKING NEWS! 🔥Things are heating up on Challenge.gov! The National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) “Heat Tabletop Exercise Planning Challenge” is now open! NIHHS (Heat.gov) and NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s Regional Collaboration Network (RCN) invite local governments, in close collaboration with community leaders and organizations, to develop Heat Tabletop Exercise Situation Manuals, complete with realistic extreme heat scenarios and action plans. Extreme heat is one of the leading causes of weather-related illness and death in the U.S., and rising temperatures in recent decades have impacted livelihoods and infrastructure. This important #PrizeChallenge aims to understand exposure to heat impacts, identify who is most at risk, and explore actions to reduce risk. This $200K prize challenge seeks scientific ideas and is open until 11/15/24.  Learn more about this competition and be sure to share!  https://lnkd.in/gFJ9GBF5 Read NOAA’s full press release at: https://lnkd.in/gHbpXDUK

🌐 Webinar Announcement - The Resilient Grid: Navigating Extreme Weather   📆 Join us on February 13 at 4:30 PM GMT for a webinar, where we will discuss adaptive strategies grid operators are employing to tackle winter challenges such as ice and snow accumulation and galloping and vibration.    ✅ At the end of the webinar you will have a better understanding of how you can utilize Laki Power´s advanced technologies to take preventative and corrective measures that can enhance your grid´s resilience. ➡ Read about it here: https://lnkd.in/eAFZW_9w ✍ Register here: https://lnkd.in/eDKW7feZ If you aren´t able to make it, register and we will send you the VOD after the webinar.   #GridResilience #ExtremeWeather #Innovation #Overheadlines #OHL #highvoltage #Transmissionlines #Gridsolutions #GridEnhancingTechnologies #Energyefficiency

Beryl, eh? How about that crazy rapid intensification and its resultant intensity? Crazy for the time of year? Yes! Crazy in the context of the underlying sea warmth? Not so much. Sea temperatures over the region it exploded were more typical of Aug-Oct there: indeed only exceeded in about 8 years since 1981 in Aug-Oct (seen by the red rectangle extending the SSTs from the time of rapid intensification of Beryl across the rest of the year). Yes, you need a system in the first place to have something that can be a threat, plus other things in place to ensure rapid intensification once the SSTs are there, but it's maybe less surprising it went bang given these more peak-season-like SSTs. Yes it's one data-point but yet another data point in recent years towards the thinking that things could be changing in front of our eyes.

The Future of Weather Forecasts: Nearing the Natural Limit of Predictability, Mainz, Germany (SPX) Feb 06, 2024 Weather forecasts play a crucial role in our daily lives and in mitigating the impacts of extreme weather events. With climatological extremes causing significant economic and human losses, the quest to enhance the accuracy and extend the predictability of weather forecasts is more critical than ever. Dr. Michael Riemer, from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU), and his team have delved in,

POMA How far should an acoustical consultant go to investigate enhanced noise propagation due to meteorological effects? This paper was inspired by recent updates to Victorian noise policy, which include more stringent requirements for consideration of atmospheric effects. https://lnkd.in/gYuKDXGv

Unleashing the power of ozone, the Legionator mitigates pathogens by targeting and annihilating their cell walls. Curious about the magic behind ozone generation? We simply emulate the natural generation of ozone by lightning in the atmosphere. ⚡ Watch the full #telliTalks discussion here: https://bit.ly/47dUOiD #ScienceBehindLegionator #OzoneMagic

Think about the difference between a thermometer and a thermostat. The thermometer reacts to the environment (like people have a tendency to react to things they can’t control - the weather, economy, etc.) The thermostat is very different. It sets a temperature (a standard, a goal, vision, etc) and the external environment raises and reacts to it. Control the controlables (your attitude, your effort, etc.) and your external world & life will respond like a thermostat. Next time you’re stressed from the chill of bills or you’re frozen in fear, ask yourself: Am I a thermometer or a thermostat? Then remember the truth and turn up the 🔥

Extreme Heat While state and local governments can make significant advances, national extreme heat resilience requires a “whole of government” federal approach, as it intersects infrastructure, energy, housing, health, food security, homeland and national security, international relations, and many more policy domains. https://lnkd.in/g756GTNS