The Global Warming Thread

I thought that YouTube preview had Lisa Simpson featured for some reason.

 

But mass adoption is still dependent on the cost of battery storage systems, no?

 

Yes, but there's good news on that front too. Just this week there was a major lithium find in Arkansas. And this year they have started to install iron-air batteries. Those are too low-density and heavy for any mobile use, but they are super cheap and excellent for the kind of large-scale use that solar and wind require. Hopefully those work out and eventually take over for this purpose.

 

The rust battery thing is really cool. It would be a wonderful solution.

 

Wow...that's great. I'll put on my Jet Pack and fly over there for a look see.

 

I posted a vid on here a couple of years ago about how they were looking for low-cost alternatives for grid-level storage using readily available materials rather than the rare metals and substances that will always be more appropriate for things that require very high density storage like cars and phones.

I'm guessing that's what some of these things have originated from?

 

Instaed of waisting energy by moving around hundreds of kilo heavy batteries in cars, the authorities should consider a change to cars powered by induction networks in the streets.
I tried to find info on how much Watt energy it costs to move a kilo 100 km, but couldnot find any information.

An electric car uses about 15-20 kwh per 100 km.
A 60kwh battery weighs about 450kg in a car with a total weight of around 1500kg.
So one is using about 1/3 of the energy to move around the battery itself.

 

Torrential rains in Spain:

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About a foot of water in just a few hours.

 

I know this is about weather, not climate change, but I never heard of a tornado in that part of Spain before. The damage covered a large part of Spain too. Not just Valencia, but the Albacete area was also hard hit.

 

Which is why it is really about climate change

 

State with climate change denying governor is welcoming companies that will manufacture raw materials for EV batteries. If it's dirty and toxic, come to Cancer Alley, it's the best place to set up shop. So it's a good news / bad news sort of thing.

Projects could make Louisiana a link in the EV supply chain | Innovation | nola.com

 

Has there ever been a calculation how much water actually is in the sky in clouds and moisture?
If so, is there a change in it due to global warming?

 

Mt Fuji is snowcapless

Mount Fuji is still without its iconic snowcap in November for the first time in 130 years




https://apnews.com/article/japan-mt-fuji-snowless-climate-change-82e3918efb149a5caf7865eca3c8baf8

 

Similar situation in La Paz, Bolivia.

 

Trump will fix it.

 

In the sense that he will make it permanent.

 

America has just said ******** you to Mother Earth!

 

And democracy but that's for a different thread.

 

America has plenty of ******** you's to go around.

 

The GOP rep on CNN tonight literally said "democracy is luxury. The people have spoken"

 

And common decency and equal rights…

 

The bipartisan infrastructure law and inflation reduction act were designed to address climate change. Trump promised to scrap the latter.

At this point, I welcome the FAFO situation that Trump voters put themselves in. Especially the ones in tornado alley and who regularly see hurricanes.

I said what I said.

 

Most sustainable energy stocks cratered today. Your not alone in your concern.

 

I think the thing that astounds me the most regarding the election is that a plurality of young people voted for someone who is a climate change denier. They simply threw their future away.