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1 month ago | 
snexplores.org | Maria Temming |JoAnna Wendel |Joanna Wendel |Sarah Zielinski
Free educator resources are available for this article. Register to access: Client key* E-mail Address* Already Registered? Enter your e-mail address above. In the dead of night, bats and insects are locked in an acoustic war. Bats send out ultrasonic clicks and listen for the echoes to home in on insect prey.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
phys.org | JoAnna Wendel |Joanna Wendel
A hexagon-shaped atmospheric phenomenon first spotted on Saturn by Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 has intrigued scientists since the 1980s. More recently, NASA's Cassini mission has periodically observed the hexagon and its embedded strong eastward jet that rotates at 120 meters per second. Scientists believe that the persistence of the hexagon could put to rest the oft-debated question of the length of Saturn's rotational period.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
snexplores.org | Maria Temming |JoAnna Wendel |Joanna Wendel
ancestor: A predecessor. It could be a family forebear, such as a parent, grandparent or great-great-great grandparent. Or it could be a species, genus, family or other order of organisms from which some later one evolved. For instance, ancient dinosaurs are the ancestors of today's birds. (antonym: descendant)ape: A group of rather large primates, all of which lack a tail. They include gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, orangutans, gibbons and humans.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
techxplore.com | JoAnna Wendel |Joanna Wendel
An electric vehicle manufacturer, two schools and two Alaskan villages: these are just some of the organizations using wind turbines to help meet their energy needs. For the last eight months, researchers from the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have been scouring the nation for information about who installed distributed wind energy projects.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
techxplore.com | JoAnna Wendel |Joanna Wendel
If all the high-voltage transmission currently under construction and in advanced stages of permitting is built by 2030 in the Western United States—enabling the construction of new renewable energy projects—carbon dioxide emissions in the Western United States would drop by 73% compared to 2005. Energy generation costs would also decrease 32% by 2030, compared to a reference case where most of these projects are not built.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
homelandsecuritynewswire.com | JoAnna Wendel |Joanna Wendel
ENERGY SECURITYHydropower Generation Projected to Rise, but Climate Change Brings Uncertain FuturePublished 3 September 2024A new analysis combines hydrology data with climate change models to help water managers prepare for hydropower’s future. In a new study assessing how climate change might alter hydropower generation across the continental United States, researchers show that except for some parts of the Southwest, hydropower generation is expected to rise in the future.
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
homelandsecuritynewswire.com | JoAnna Wendel |Joanna Wendel
ENERGY SECURITYHydropower Generation Projected to Rise, but Climate Change Brings Uncertain FuturePublished 2 September 2024A new analysis combines hydrology data with climate change models to help water managers prepare for hydropower’s future. In a new study assessing how climate change might alter hydropower generation across the continental United States, researchers show that except for some parts of the Southwest, hydropower generation is expected to rise in the future.
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
cleantechnica.com | JoAnna Wendel |Joanna Wendel
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A new analysis combines hydrology data with climate change models to help water managers prepare for hydropower’s futureIn a new study assessing how climate change might alter hydropower generation across the continental United States, researchers show that except for some parts of the Southwest, hydropower generation is expected to rise in the future.
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Aug 21, 2024 | 
techxplore.com | JoAnna Wendel |Joanna Wendel
In a new study assessing how climate change might alter hydropower generation across the continental United States, researchers show that except for some parts of the Southwest, hydropower generation is expected to rise in the future. The analysis also shows that in the Pacific Northwest in the future, less water will be stored in the mountains as snowpack in the winter as warmer temperatures bring more rain.
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
yubanet.com | JoAnna Wendel |Joanna Wendel
ICHLAND, Wash.—Every second of every day, utilities monitor the flow of power through the nation’s electric grid, monitoring whether power generated matches power demanded by homes, businesses, vehicles and more. For every disruption—a substation outage, a felled utility pole, a generator failure—grid operators must work quickly to ensure that power goes where it’s needed. Summer weather can bring such grid disruptions.
