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The Physics Behind The Spanish Blackout

The Physics Behind The Spanish Blackout

When a grid failure plunged 55 million people in Spain and Portugal into darkness at the end of April, it should have been a wake-up call on green energy. Climate activists promised that solar and wind power were the future of cheap, dependable electricity. The massive half-day blackout shows otherwise. The nature of solar and wind generation makes grids that rely on them more prone to collapse—an issue that’s particularly expensive to ameliorate.

Global Warming Predictions of Doom Are Dubious

Global Warming Predictions of Doom Are Dubious

  What if the scariest climate predictions are more fiction than fact? The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) aims to highlight the urgent threats climate change poses. It projects severe consequences, including longer and more intense urban heat waves,...