Chris Wright

1 month ago | theconversation.com | Chris Wright

En 2020, la réglementation du transport maritime international a interdit les combustibles fossiles chargés en soufre. Avec un effet imprévu : la réduction de moitié du nombre d’éclairs observés dans le plus grand port du monde, à Singapour. Si l’on examine la carte des éclairs qui surviennent chaque année près du port de Singapour, on note une étrange traînée où l’activité de la foudre est plus intense juste au-dessus de la voie maritime la plus fréquentée au monde.

1 month ago | theconversation.com | Chris Wright

If you look at a map of lightning near the Port of Singapore, you’ll notice an odd streak of intense lightning activity right over the busiest shipping lane in the world. As it turns out, the lightning really is responding to the ships, or rather the tiny particles they emit. Using data from a global lightning detection network, my colleagues and I have been studying how exhaust plumes from ships are associated with an increase in the frequency of lightning.

1 month ago | abqjournal.com | Chris Wright

One of our country’s greatest assets and an envy of the world is the Department of Energy’s network of 17 National Laboratories. For over half a century, these labs have delivered groundbreaking advancements in technology and science, ensuring our nation’s security, preventing and ending wars, and playing a pivotal role in making America the most prosperous nation on earth.

2 months ago | msn.com | Chris Wright

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