Solar output in the Texas ERCOT grid set a record exceeding 20 GW output this afternoon (16 July 2024)

🧵 80 years ago today, newspapers in Europe carried news of the unexpected death of a very important man, in a hotel miles from the nearest city. A man who, said some, was helping the Allies win the war. But there was a twist to the tale. The man in question wasn't actually dead

Regulatory bans of DDT and PCBs worked very, very well over the last 50 years or so x.com/amazingmap/sta…

Didn't make the headlines - it should have even on a crowded news day The government is here issuing guidelines to tell you how to teach the Bible to school children At least in Oklahoma nytimes.com/2024/07/25/us/…

A key part of paleoclimate science are cores from ocean sediments If you'd like to peruse a history of expeditions see iodp.tamu.edu/publications/p… Carefully note the 2 columns AND the tabs for different ships and organizations As usual these days, a wealth of data downloads for each

A step-by-step explanation of Covid strains, infection, immunity, responses to new infections, etc is often critical to fully understanding a new paper and its real world (non-conspiracies) relevance So a very helpful tweet thread x.com/ENirenberg/sta…

OK, I wouldn't really show this to the everyday public without some careful explanations and reassurance x.com/GovNuclear/sta…

Mapping the underside of ice shelves and glaciers with autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) Thwaites glacier in Antarctica - suggest you open paper and read to grasp the detail of the sonar, temp, salinity & other data gathered Open access doi.org/10.1126/sciadv…

Goldman Sachs is investing $440 million in BrightNight pv-magazine-usa.com/2024/08/05/gol… I had never heard of them, so I checked - and found a some of their projects in the US - they also operate in Australia and India brightnightpower.com/what-we-do/our…

One more interesting shift - new residential heating sources in Germany Note fernwärme is central heating plants, largely in urban areas x.com/CleanPowerDave…

Two years ago today The Inflation Reduction Act passed in the US A truly significant step forward to addressing climate change Vote on the Senate floor was a tie: 50-50 VP Harris cast the tie breaking vote I'll say thank you for my grandchildren x.com/AlexSJacquez/s…

China's auto market is a bit of a paradox 1. Far too many producers - so a financially bloody shake out is likely 2. EVs with 50% of the world's largest market, means some producers now have economies of scale x.com/NatBullard/sta…

It's not just Canadian forests or the Great Barrier Reef Very worrisome weather/climate trends are documented in other regions Brazil's huge Pantanal; Wiki bkg en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantanal Climate issues there worldweatherattribution.org/hot-dry-and-wi…

Today is the 166th anniversary of Darwin and Wallace publishing their papers on the theory of evolution x.com/royalsociety/s…

Texas has been handling this summer's heat waves Helped in no small way by the rapid growth of solar PV farms and storage batteries for the ERCOT grid x.com/douglewinenerg…

OK, I just followed MarshFamilySongs Parody worth a listen x.com/MarshSongs/sta…

FYI to all readers The American Meteorological Society has released its 34th annual State of the Climate report summarizing relevant climate data for the year (and often concise comparisons with previous data) ametsoc.org/index.cfm/ams/…

Perspective on the sudden hype and headlines about cooling in the Atlantic Small equatorial region - where ENSO-like swings occur Some background and explanation to bring us back to reality climate.gov/news-features/…

Time sequence of the Glacier Blanc since 1995 seeing is believing x.com/subfossilguy/s…

To answer Andrew Dessler Claims of a 'pause' by WUWT cohort may be just around the corner Appears we are just now entering ENSO neutral and maybe La Nina ahead But GHGs are still rising & aerosols dropping ... so long-term warming trend is intact