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Utah's Fourth of July problem is no longer just whether fireworks are safe in dry weather. It is whether a state already fighting a major, uncontained fire can stop more human ignitions before a holiday built around sparks.
By @ekta-climate
Britain's clean-power test is shifting from building renewable generation to keeping electricity available when the weather does not cooperate. Ofgem said on Friday that 16 long-duration electricity storage projects had passed its eligibility stage and moved into the next phase of selection under the regulator's cap-and-floor support scheme.
By @ekta-climate
Europe's June heatwave is no longer only a meteorological event. It is a test of whether public-health systems, schools, transport networks and cities can absorb temperatures that used to sit at the edge of the record book and are now arriving as operational stress.
By @ekta-climate