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Currently en República Dominicana — 31 de agosto: Onda tropical incidirá con lluvias en RD
Eric Holthaus & Jean Suriel
August 31, 2023
El tiempo, currently.
Onda tropical incidirá con lluvias en RD
La onda tropical número 35 avanza al sur de República Dominicana y, aunque no ha generado precipitaciones significativas, el pronóstico prevé la ocurrencia de lluvias en las próximas 24 horas.
Al transitar en aguas calientes del Mar Caribe el potencial de precipitaciones aumentará a partir del mediodía de este jueves al combinarse con la vaguada ubicada al noreste de la región.
La sensación térmica ha vuelto a ser muy calurosa y así continuará durante los próximos días por la influencia de la humedad marina y el avance del verano.
Damos seguimiento a una nube de polvo del Sahara que está llegando al Atlántico central la cual podría incidir en el Caribe desde el viernes.
What you need to know, currently.
The Washington Post has a new engrossing feature story (gift link) on the privatized future of high speed rail in America. It brings up some interesting scenarios about the near-term future of trains in the world’s most car-dependent country.
Transportation (specifically, by car) is the largest source of energy use in the United States, so any displacement of cars for trains is a big deal for the climate. Amtrak has been strategic about this in announcing its expansion plans, focusing on car-centric routes like Dallas-Houston, Miami-Orlando, Colorado Springs - Fort Collins, and Los Angeles - Las Vegas.
A newcomer to America rail is the private high speed rail company Brightline, which to me sounds like the train version of the Megabus displacing Greyhound back in the early 2000s.
From the article:
Fifty million trips are made between Southern California and Las Vegas each year, mostly via private vehicles, according to project ridership studies. Brightline wants to capture 11 million of those trips annually.
An interactive map of Amtrak’s proposed expansion shows that, thanks in part to Amtrak Joe, by 2028 the US will have a vastly improved rail system, and it’s about time.
Take a look at the *proposed* US passenger train map.
If all (or most of it) happens, the US will finally start to have a pretty decent passenger train system. Faster travel times. More connected cities. Even some private service in Florida...
washingtonpost.com/transportation…— Heather Long (@byHeatherLong)
7:32 PM • Aug 30, 2023