A Look into the Phoenix Urban Heat Island Issue
August 4, 2008Watch the video produced by KSAZ Phoenix - Fox 10 News.
Dr. Jay Golden Testifies Before Congress
July 18, 2008In his July 10, 2008, testimony before Congress, Professor Jay Golden calls for greater federal support for improved data collection and interagency collaboration.
More people, hotter temperatures, and a vulnerable electrical system. How will the US meet the growing demand for air conditioning in a way that protects our population while minimizing emissions of carbon dioxide [...]
Human Error Blamed for Los Angeles Outages: Environmental Impacts From Refineries
June 21, 2008DWP: Human Error Led To Widespread Outage
Outages Extend From San Fernando Valley To Downtown
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Department of Water and Power officials said an outage Monday afternoon was linked to human error at a receiving station. Ron Deaton, general manager of the Department of Water and Power, said workers accidentally cut a line [...]
Heat Wave & Power Outages Strike Los Angeles: Energy Load Peaks at 6053MW-Almost a New Record: June 20, 2008
A blistering heat wave blanketing much of the California coast over the past week showed no signs of letting up Saturday as temperatures headed back toward triple digits. Power was restored Saturday to almost all the 8,000 customers that were blacked out the day before when electrical demand skyrocketed because of the heat, said Terry [...]
Weather Events to Become More Extreme
June 20, 2008June. 19, 2008
WASHINGTON - Droughts will get drier, storms will get stonger and floods will get deeper with a warming climate across North America, U.S. government experts said in a report billed as the first continental assessment of extreme events. Events that have seemed relatively rare will become commonplace, said the latest report from the [...]
World Population Approaches 7 Billion
World Population Approaches 7 Billion
World population is projected to reach 7 billion in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The world population hit 6 billion in 1999. These figures come from the updated world population estimates and projections released today through the Census Bureau’s International Data Base (IDB). The IDB provides information on population size [...]
Heat Wave & Power Outages Strike our Nation’s Capitol-17 Lives Claimed
June 13, 2008The nation’s capitol and surrounding Maryland and Virginia areas were dealt a double blow when over 50,000 customers lost power for multiple days at the same time of an unexpectedly early season Heat Wave.
According to the AP, the East Coast heat wave has claimed the lives of 17 people, and most of the victims were elderly. The Philadelphia [...]
Tracking 2008 Power Outages
Various Articles detailing the on-going heat wave and electricity blackouts in Detroit and the DC Metro area.
Detroit Area
Map of Detroit outages
136,000 Metro Detroiters Without Power After Storm; T-Storm Watch In Effect - Detroit News Story - WDIV Detroit
Thousands still without power after weekend storms; more showers on way
DC Metro Area
Power Still Out with Heat Wave [...]
