Offshore wind could solve land use & noise impacts💨 They’ve even been shown to attract seals due to fish & crustaceans habitats concentrated around the base
Not yet clear if they're "ecological traps" for prey species🐟🦀 or net benefit for predators🦈
https://t.co/ICPXEjURcq
Although half of crops are predicted to have an increase in yield until 2029, about 70% of crops are predicted to have a decrease in yield from 2030-2100 #phys273#Lesson12#ClimateModels
I had no idea what stabilization wedges were before #phys273, they represent ways of cutting carbon to avoid 1 billion tons of carbon emissions per year by 2060📉🌍 #Lesson12
Weather refers to the conditions in the atmosphere at a given place & time. Which of the following criteria are not included when discussing weather? #phys273#Lesson11
The atmosphere really is a great protective blanket for us, shielding us from X-rays, short-wave radiation, meteors and ultraviolet radiation! #phys273#Lesson10
https://t.co/iM4vTHIAtV
Although air pollution should be drastically reduced (ideally), it’s comforting to know that levels of CO, sulphur oxides, nitrogen oxides, & volatile organic compounds have been falling in Canada in the past 20 years! #phys273#Lesson10#AirPollutants
Here's a great explainer on nuclear energy if you wish to learn more😄Super exciting to see new developments like 'fuel pebbles' that withstand high heats & physically can't melt⚛️#phys273#Lesson8#NuclearPower
https://t.co/G3DixxRdhO