Brent crude and WTI are once again above $1srcsrc and likely to stay there longer than those involved in the planning of the latest war in the Middle East may have expected. With that, energy-thirsty economies are beginning to feel the pinch, and not everyone is optimistic that it will be a short pinch…Continue Reading

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New attribution research shows how extra heat in the atmosphere can turn thunderstorms into factories for dangerous, softball-size hail. By Bob Berwyn Regions that are often pummeled by severe storms—like the Midwestern United States under last weekend’s powerful thunderstorms and deadly tornadoes—could also face the threat of more extreme hail. Continue Reading