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Jan 13, 2025 | 
ballstatedaily.com | noah gordon
This is Weather Why, a series of articles exploring frequently asked questions about weather and explaining major local and national weather phenomena. Worldwide attention has recently been focused on the destructive wildfires across Southern California, but how do these fires form? Why is Southern California so highly susceptible to such devastating fires in one of the most populous regions in the United States? Smoke is seen from NASA's Aqua Satellite coming from wildfires, January 7th, 2025.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
ballstatedailynews.com | noah gordon
Tonight: Showers will persist overnight into the early morning hours, before tapering off before sunrise. Low temperatures will be in the upper 40s and low 50s across the region, with winds gusting up to 30mph overnight. Tomorrow: A mostly cloudy day to begin with, before clouds burn off into the afternoon, leaving sunny skies and high temperatures in the middle 60s.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
foreignpolicy.com | Varun Sivaram |noah gordon
A factory worker for Xinwangda Electric Vehicle Battery Company in Nanjing, China, on March 12, 2021.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
ballstatedailynews.com | noah gordon
Tonight: A cool night is in store for East Central Indiana, with lows in the mid to lower 40s with calm winds. Tomorrow: Another calm day is ahead, with high temperatures across the region a degree or two colder, with high temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s. 7-Day Forecast: We continue a dry and cool pattern throughout the rest of the week, with temperatures in the 70s through the weekend.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
ballstatedailynews.com | noah gordon
Tonight: A mostly cloudy evening is ahead, before clearing out late. Low temperatures will be in the upper 50s with a calm wind. Tomorrow: A partly sunny day, with high temperatures in the mid to upper 70s is on track for your Thursday. An east-northeasterly wind will pick up in the afternoon, with winds up to 10-15 mph.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
ballstatedailynews.com | noah gordon
Tonight: A cool and clear night is ahead, with low temperatures in the mid to low 50s across the region overnight. Tomorrow: A cooler day is in store tomorrow, with a high temperature of 84 degrees under an increasingly cloudy sky. 7-Day Forecast: As the remnants of Hurricane Francine move northward, a deck of clouds will overspread the region by late Thursday, giving us much cooler conditions.
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Aug 21, 2024 | 
lawfaremedia.org | noah gordon
The sky was burnt orange and the smoke was coming. If the fire advanced through the buffer zone, it would reach his California town and then his porch. He suddenly understood why Ellen from down the road was considering fleeing to somewhere like Vermont, if she could only find the right house. This was different from his reporting on Syrians seeking refuge in Europe or Central Americans looking for safety across the U.S. border; this was climate migration hitting home.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
carnegieendowment.org | Varun Sivaram |noah gordon
The United States battery industry has fallen dangerously behind the global leaders. A cornerstone of the modern economy, batteries are essential and ubiquitous across consumer electronics such as cellphones, military equipment such as drones, and clean energy products such as electric vehicles (EVs) and power grid storage installations. Over the past decade, China has come to dominate this critical industry.
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
revista5w.com | Tommy Trenchard |noah gordon |Elena Gyldenkerne |Jon A Juárez
Actúan de noche y están rodeados de tabúes y supersticiones, pero su presencia es clave para preservar los amenazados bosques en Madagascar: los murciélagos, esos pequeños animales voladores, juegan un papel fundamental a la hora de frenar el retroceso forestal en esta isla africana, que alberga una riqueza natural extraordinaria.
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Apr 11, 2024 | 
ballstatedailynews.com | noah gordon
Tonight: Rain showers will continue overnight as the low pressure system passes overhead, but showers should remain scattered, allowing for some dry time for any early morning commutes. A flood watch remains in effect for Jay, Blackford, and Grant counties until 2am Friday. Tomorrow: Rain will be widespread through the late morning, but should finally begin to clear out as we head into the afternoon and evening hours. Winds will still remain gusty from the WNW at 15-20mph throughout the day.
