Systemic Drivers of Electric-Grid-Caused Catastrophic Wildfires - Implications for Resilience in the United States
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https://doi.org/10.3390/challe16010013 <-- shared paper
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#wildfire #electricgrid #ignitioncauses #wildfireprevention #mapping #spatial #spatialanalysis #risk #hazard #fire #wildfire #climatechange #Anthropocene #humanimpacts #infrastructure #massmovement #debrisflow #engineeringgeology #denudation #environment #ecosystems #ecology #loss #cost #economics #residential #waterquality #water #hydrology #electricty #energy #LahainaFire #CampFire #MarshallFire #SmokehouseCreek #fires #bushfire #vegetation #wind #weather #landuse #humanimpacts #utilitycompanies #utilities #resiliency

#electricty #safety
Small wonder our fresh-water fish are declining.
https://cardinalnews.org/2024/08/07/stray-voltage-dangers-back-in-spotlight-following-smith-mountain-lake-death/

Here's a small index of #environmental altruism:

Although the current financial model of installing domestic #solarpanels requires a pretty long-term view of any 'return' partly due to low feed-in rates for surplus #electricty generated, partly due to the partial withdrawal of state support in the UK & partly due to installation costs, nevertheless people are increasingly (again) installing where the only short/medium term gain is the #greenenergy benefit itself.

Altruists, I salute you!

The lack of a proper UK #industrial strategy in one graph:

I think we can all agree that #batteries & associated #electricty storage technologies are part of the future of #green tech.

So what do the UK's plans look like for developing & building this vital #technology?

Frankly, piss-poor!

But that's what you get when your Govt. thinks the really important stuff is happening in the #culturewars!