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Here in the San Francisco Bay Area EVs are having a positive impact. . . . Bay Area’s adoption of electric cars is reducing emissions, study says https://www.sfchronicle.com/climate/article/electric-car-carbon-dioxide-19381860.php New research shows that the Bay Area’s embrace of electric cars is having a measurable impact on the region’s carbon footprint. UC Berkeley scientists tracked a modest but steady decrease in carbon dioxide emissions between 2018 and 2022, a trend that held true even when factoring outside impacts like pandemic traffic reductions and seasonal differences. While data was tracked from 50 air-quality sensors posted throughout the Bay Area, many atop schools, the largest concentrations of carbon dioxide were recorded along highway corridors, according to lead researcher Ronald Cohen. The researchers concluded the drop can be attributed to cleaner transportation options like hybrid and electric cars plus improved fuel-efficiency standards. He said the 1.8% average annual decrease in the amount of carbon dioxide detected by these sensors may seem small, but for comparison, a 3.5% annual decrease would bring the region in line with the state’s carbon neutrality goals in 2045. ..

Not recent but still impressive... The mechanism of the Highway 3 landslide in Taiwan https://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2010/04/26/the-mechanism-of-the-highway-3-landslide-in-taiwan/

The Taiwan Earthquake’s Aftermath More photos... Free link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/03/world/asia/the-taiwan-earthquakes-aftermath-in-photos.html?unlocked_article_code=1.hk0.Tiku.ToDYv9FfXSd3&smid=url-share

Looks like the local Hummingbird mama is settled in for the long haul...about 0.5 meters from my bedroom window. . . .

Only in San Francisco... 😉 (...maybe Edenborough?) 🧸 . . .

Amsterdam NL 1884 https://www.etsy.com/listing/1181304558/amsterdam-map-1884-old-map-of-amsterdam . . .

1660 New Amsterdam - now known as Lower Manhattan New York City https://www.forbes.com/sites/janelevere/2024/01/30/museum-to-show-1660-new-amsterdam-map-to-mark-dutch-colonys-founding/?sh=5a0f96a1b571 . . .

Red-tailed Hawk and Crow today...jousting a bit.

around bangkok -- (from my travel archives)

. . . American YouTuber Reportedly Kidnapped In Haiti—What We Know About His Disappearance https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2024/03/29/american-youtuber-reportedly-kidnapped-in-haiti-what-we-know-about-his-disappearance/?sh=911489c29994

Easter Lunch at my sister's place today...

Google Earth view...

This map is more interesting, informative and well-designed than you'd expect from a port authority. Great piece of work shows the development of the port of Rotterdam from 1400 to 2030. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1015912576564117&set=a.610868297068549

Nice sunny Easter morning here...speaking of rebirth... My roses are starting to bloom. And an Anna's Hummingbird built a nest right outside my bedroom window. 🙏

Crews at Site of Bridge Collapse Work on Removing First Piece of Debris The governor of Maryland said that the search for missing victims would resume when the conditions for divers improve. Free link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/30/us/bridge-collapse-crew-debris.html?unlocked_article_code=1.g00.HKvC.xDqg-PMabTMe&smid=url-share

Tony Montana -- the quintessential drug lord from Scarface... . . .

In 1998, these SF men got a tattoo to snag free tacos for life. Here's what happened after. https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/casa-sanchez-tattoos-free-meal-promo-san-francisco-16465800.php?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral . . . Greg Tietz, one of the first people to get the Casa Sanchez tattoo inked on them, in San Francisco. Four men display their "Jimmy the Corn Man" tattoos at Casa Sanchez, a Mexican restaurant in San Francisco, on Saturday, April 10, 1999.