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10/15/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Researchers look at how some tropical tree-hugging lizards are able to survive severe wind storms

In what has to be one of the strangest experiments ever conducted, researchers tested the ability of tropical lizards to resist being blown away by a leaf blower. An article in The Daily Mail reported that the little lizards could hang on to surfaces despite exposure to wind speeds commonly found in strong storms. Lizards […]

10/06/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

FEMA found to be 75 percent ineffective, according to new analysis

The 100-year flood plain maps created by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) carry a lot of weight. They are used by insurance companies to predict risk when setting policy terms and premiums, and federal and state officials use them to plan for floods. They must be reasonably accurate to be given such powerful votes […]

08/31/2017 / By Mike Adams

WeatherWar101 posts new analysis video of Hurricane Harvey, appearing to show artificial augmentation of the storm’s intensity and movements

Earlier this week, we posted one of the most intriguing articles the internet has seen all week. Entitled “Weather wars” theorists claim Hurricane Harvey was engineered, “steered” toward Houston as a “weather terrorism” weapon, the article has already garnered over 400,000 views (and rising). The article covered the rising interest in a concept called “weather […]

06/10/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Offshore wind farms found to be vulnerable to… yep… WINDS

Strong winds are great news for wind farms, but even these powerful turbines have their limits. Although offshore wind turbines are getting bigger and stronger, they also face some conditions that their land-based counterparts do not have to contend with. As offshore wind energy development continues to gain popularity, researchers are taking a closer look […]

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