When the power grid goes down, there’s a step-by-step recovery process – a “blackstart” that up to now has depended on power from gas or hydro turbines spinning away inside a power plant.
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Where Rivers Jump Course
Humans have always had a complex relationship with rivers, which both fostered and threatened civilizations throughout history.
A Cloudless Future? The Mystery at the Heart of Climate Forecasts
We hear a lot about how climate change will change the land, sea, and ice. But how will it affect clouds?
8000 Years of Great Barrier Reef Climate History Revealed
A group of Australian scientists have for the first time unravelled the history of climate change upheaval on the Great Barrier Reef over the past eight millennia.
The Grass May Be Greener on Old Mine Sites as WVU Researchers Test Resiliency of Bioenergy Crops
West Virginia University researchers are working to better understand how climate change may make an impact on a bioenergy crop that flourishes on reclaimed mining lands.
How COVID-19 Created Dramatic Changes in a ‘Winter Virus'
One of the first studies to document the impact of COVID-19 on already existing viruses in Australia has revealed how the pandemic was responsible for creating a huge change in the incidence and genetics of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in the country.