Sep. 16, 2024 — Renewable energy sources like wind and solar are critical to sustaining our planet, but they come with a big challenge: they don't always generate power when it's needed.

It is important to check warnings and tropical cyclone information when strong winds are forecast or when circular patterns of wind arrows are evident in tropical areas.

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Twenty-three Nobel Prize-winning economists endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for the US Presidential elections, citing her policies as offering stronger, more equitable economic growth ...