First CERES podcast is online
In this new podcast series, the CERES team will talk about science – reviewing the latest science, revisiting old scientific questions, and discussing some of CERES’s own scientific research. Often their discussions can be quite controversial because the team is more interested in figuring out what is scientifically correct than what is politically correct.
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In a Warming World, Rising Cold Deaths Outnumber Heat Deaths 12 to 1
A new paper shows that in the USA, cold weather is a much larger contributor to mortality than heat, and that social vulnerability plays a major role in determining outcomes.
“It’s the sun, stupid!” gets new relevance
A new report from the World Meteorological Organization once again led to apocalyptic headlines in the newspapers last week. Unintentionally, writes Marcel Crok, the report opens the door to the most important factor in our climate: the sun.
Yet Another Reason Why Wind And Solar Will Never Work
The idea that wind and solar power can easily replace fossil fuels sounds appealing. But behind this optimistic narrative lie complex technical challenges, such as intermittency, grid stability, and the crucial roles of synchronization and inertia in maintaining a reliable electricity system, concludes Francis Menton after a powerful presentation by Kathryn Porter.
