Can desalinated water deliver a future of infinite water?
Yes!
• It's cheap
• It will get even cheaper
• Limited pollution
• Some countries already live off of it
We can transform deserts into paradise. And some countries are already on that path:🧵
@k5sbnzxgbg@acc_exponential Forests create rain by cooling the ground and holding water mass in the trunks of trees. Hillsides facing prevailing winds trap moisture and by selectively planting in these areas, weʻll increase the amount of rainfall that collects in these cooler areas over time.
Impressive early-season snow cover for the central Rockies and high plains. Particularly apparent when viewed as the "day cloud phase" product (second half of the loop), where snow appears as green.
Yes, obviously 23% is not a new record. We have had higher efficiency cells for a long time.
The difference is that 23% efficient modules are now cheap.
10 years ago, 16% was standard. It wasn’t that we couldn’t make high efficiency cells, we just couldn’t make them affordably.…
Yes, obviously 23% is not a new record. We have had higher efficiency cells for a long time.
The difference is that 23% efficient modules are now cheap.
10 years ago, 16% was standard. It wasn’t that we couldn’t make high efficiency cells, we just couldn’t make them affordably.… https://t.co/nYSxrCSi3P
From ChatGPT:
Meaningful efficiency gains in solar… elevations of around 1,000 meters above sea level… combined effects of increased solar irradiance and cooler temperatures can result in overall efficiency improvements of 5-10% compared to sea-level installations.
#DroughtMonitor 10/29: The US saw a huge expansion of drought for the 4th week in a row.
Conditions worsened in every state from the Plains to the East. Drought is present in every US state except AK and KY.
#Drought2024's Footprint: 45.2% of USA
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🚨NEW research finds that support for the more engineered forms of carbon removal decreases with age. Those in poverty and the Global South are nearly universally more supportive of climate interventions of various types.
Read the study here:
nature.com/articles/s4324…
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