All posts tagged with heat
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-(Natural News) Extreme heat and drought conditions across much of the Western United States are taking the blame for an insect plague that is reportedly ravaging already fragile food crops that the country relies on for sustenance. Described as a “‘truly biblical’ swarm of cannibalistic insects” by Accuweather, the plague involves massive numbers of Mormon […]
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-(Natural News) As the country enters its mildly cold winter season, Australia is resorting to telling its residents to turn off the heat in order to prevent rolling blackouts amid an “ongoing energy crunch.” Australian energy minister Chris Bowen has asked residents of Sydney and New South Wales to turn off the lights and any […]
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-(Natural News) As if Americans aren’t suffering enough amid soaring inflation, their heating bills this winter could be 54 percent higher than they were a year ago, when Donald Trump was president and energy costs weren’t as exorbitant as they are now. (Article by Samantha Chang republished from WesternJournal.com) “We expect that households across the United States […]
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-(Natural News) We’ve been reporting for weeks on the worsening supply chain crisis that may have been caused, primarily, by global shutdowns thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic but which has been made worse in the United States by pathetically inept leadership from our mindless president, Joe Biden. The only thing the left is really good […]
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Texans have filed multiple lawsuits against ERCOT for failing to adequately respond to the cold snap
-(Natural News) The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the main body that manages the state’s primary electric grid, is being sued for ignoring repeated warnings regarding the vulnerabilities in Texas’ power infrastructure. A separate lawsuit involving the death of an 11-year-old, possibly to hypothermia, is accusing ERCOT of gross negligence and putting profits over […] -
-(Natural News) At least 12 people have been found dead in the Houston area after statewide power outages left millions without heat in subzero temperatures. Some died from simply from the cold weather while others perished after trying to craft makeshift heating elements that either set the house on fire or sent toxic carbon monoxide […]
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-(Natural News) Wasted power may soon become a thing of the past, thanks to a new chip designed by scientists from the University of Utah. Scientists from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah noted that up to two-thirds of the energy consumed in the United States each year is wasted as […]
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-(Natural News) The generation of heat, whether for home or industrial use, is one of the largest consumers of energy in modern society. This is despite the fact that a large, natural source of heat exists in the form of the Sun. However, scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new material […]
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-(Natural News) Wildfire ravaged the state of California during the third quarter until the middle of the fourth quarter of 2018. By far, it was the deadliest the state has experienced, killing over 85 people. The fire did not discriminate between the rich and the poor; it hit both depressed and affluent communities. Approximately five […]
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-(Natural News) The search for innovative and efficient clean energy is never-ending. Thanks to a revolutionary system, Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine Teaching Dairy Barn is able to produce clean energy from cow manure. From cow manure to clean energy This state-of-the-art system separates manure from sand bedding material, provides clean bedding for the cows, and creates muck that is […]
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