The Heat Will Kill You First

The Heat Will Kill You First

By: Chandu Visweswariah In India, a billion people went to the polls over a 6-week period ending on June 1, 2024. Meanwhile, a scorching heat wave raised temperatures in New Delhi, the capital city, to an unbearable 120oF (49oC). Despite this juxtaposition of intense political and climate activity, climate change was not a plank in the platform of any of…

The PM2.5 Conundrum of Transportation

The PM2.5 Conundrum of Transportation

By: Dr. Anjali Sauthoff, Dr. Chandu Visweswariah, Dr. Thomas N. Theis Authors’ note: The CURE100 Carbon Tracker tool, available here, now has full support in the latest version 288 for PM2.5 (Particulate Matter 2.5 microns or smaller) emissions and implements the models described in this article for light duty vehicles. The CURE100 BEST (Bus Electrification for Student Transportation) tool, available…

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