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Cincydawg

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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #9632 on: April 02, 2024, 12:07:53 PM »
USA | Climate Action Tracker

This site may well not be impartial.

While it is a major step forward, it is imperative that the US adopts equally bold policy packages at the sectoral level and shifts away from the increasing reliance on fossil fuels to achieve the pace and scale of emission reductions needed to meet its NDC target. Without additional, drastic emission reductions measures, the US will still be far from meeting its domestic climate target, let alone get its emissions onto a 1.5°C trajectory. Overall, the CAT rates the US climate targets, action and climate finance as “Insufficient”.

As of 2022, the US has achieved about one third of its 2030 emissions reduction target. CAT current policies projections, which include the IRA, show a more pronounced reduction in emissions until 2030. Although CAT projections suggest that the US will close the gap by an additional 30%–44% by 2030, it is still 23%–37% short of meeting the required 2030 emissions reductions, evidence that further action is critically needed. The current US target of 50–52% reductions below 2005 by 2030 is not 1.5˚C compatible.
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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #9633 on: April 02, 2024, 12:55:49 PM »
Just trying to figure it out... My son is potentially going to major in physics but thinks that might be a longer path to $ as he may need to go post-graduate to do anything interesting with it. He's balancing that against engineering but isn't sure which discipline is for him, yet. I think because of his interest in physics he probably was thinking nuclear sounds "interesting" (although I'm sure nuclear engineering is the nuts & bolts, not the cool stuff lol), but I don't want him to go down that route if it's a declining industry because these new nuclear expansions won't happen and/or oversaturated with new college grads in 7 years because everyone else thinks it's the new hot shit. 
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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #9634 on: April 02, 2024, 01:00:18 PM »
I would suggest engineering with a 5th year option for a masters.  
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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #9635 on: April 02, 2024, 01:09:39 PM »
I started in physics but realized you have to be smart to be a physicist. 
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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #9636 on: April 02, 2024, 02:29:48 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on April 02, 2024, 01:09:39 PM
I started in physics but realized you have to be smart to be a physicist.
So did I but I realized you had to go to school forever get multiple degrees and still not make any money
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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #9637 on: April 02, 2024, 02:43:44 PM »
There's a job grouping called "applied physicist."  He should check that out.

Incidentally it's also called "engineering."

I know you know this. :)

For folks who are STEM oriented I'd bet on areas of growth like AI, environmental engineering, environmental science.

Or just quit everything and become a social influencer.  That seems to have worked for about a hundred million folks that actually had real jobs before the pandemic...
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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #9638 on: April 02, 2024, 07:31:14 PM »
Really rare occurrence of a tornado touching down here in southern WV today.  The mountains usually just eat them up.

Hit in the town where my daughter goes to school which is about 10 minutes from where we live.  Several of her friends’ houses suffered significant damage.

Thursday night they are calling for snow here. Maybe 2-4 inches. Bonkers.
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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #9639 on: April 03, 2024, 06:44:26 AM »
I get a bit amused at the recurrent gloom and doom articles claiming we need to "do more".  OK, what specifically?  Do you have a plan?

Wind and solar.  Yeah, OK.
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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #9640 on: April 03, 2024, 09:16:00 AM »
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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #9641 on: April 03, 2024, 09:29:29 AM »
I asked about earthquakes in Seoul, the fellow said they rarely had them.  
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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #9642 on: April 04, 2024, 06:57:55 AM »
Quote from: betarhoalphadelta on April 02, 2024, 12:55:49 PM
Just trying to figure it out... My son is potentially going to major in physics but thinks that might be a longer path to $ as he may need to go post-graduate to do anything interesting with it. He's balancing that against engineering but isn't sure which discipline is for him, yet. I think because of his interest in physics he probably was thinking nuclear sounds "interesting" (although I'm sure nuclear engineering is the nuts & bolts, not the cool stuff lol), but I don't want him to go down that route if it's a declining industry because these new nuclear expansions won't happen and/or oversaturated with new college grads in 7 years because everyone else thinks it's the new hot shit.
Nuclear Engineering, B.S. < University of Wisconsin-Madison

One of the country's top programs #3, fMichigan #1, MIT #2). They have an active reactor in their building!

There is a lot you can do with this degree. 
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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #9643 on: April 04, 2024, 07:13:40 AM »
Georgia Tech used to have a research reactor in downtown Atlanta, I understand it was shuttered,
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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #9644 on: April 04, 2024, 09:29:50 AM »
Texas has a research nuclear reactor underneath the mechanical engineering building.  I always enjoyed watching the anti-nuke protestors on campus, who had no idea they were standing on top of one.

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Re: Weather, Climate, Environment, and Energy
« Reply #9645 on: April 04, 2024, 09:31:14 AM »
As far as demand for nuclear engineers, here's what the intertrons had to say:

Are nuclear engineers in high demand?



Nuclear Engineers : Occupational Outlook Handbook: : U.S. ...

Employment of nuclear engineers is projected to show little or no change from 2022 to 2032. Despite limited employment growth, about 800 openings for nuclear engineers are projected each year, on average, over the decade.

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