Wind turbines shut down at -30 C to prevent them from shattering
due to cold brittle behavior of the materials that they are made of.
"Lethbridge was -30 as was Drumheller, according to The Weather Network."
Actually we have known a solid week of minus forty quite often over the years in Central Alberta.
Also, snow accumulations and ice storms are bound to shut off solar at least for a while.
Here is the AESO forecast FWIW.
https://www.aeso.ca/grid/grid-planning/forecasting/wind-and-solar-power-forecasting/
The Comfortable Collapse: How America Learned to Pretend Obesity Is Normal
The America of 1960 was healthier than the America of 2025 because they lived in an environment that did not conspire against physiology.
Independent Medical Alliance Sep 17
By IMA Co-Founder Dr. Joseph Varon
Originally published by The Brownstone Institute on 09/16/2025
Walk into any American airport today and pause. Look around at the travelers waiting at the gate, the families queuing for fast food, the crowds rushing past. You are looking at a country that our grandparents would not recognize. In less than three generations, the very shape of the American body has shifted so dramatically that what would once have been regarded as rare or concerning is now routine. Airplane seats have been widened, retail clothing racks have been extended, mannequins have been reshaped, and soda cups have been enlarged. Entire industries have recalibrated to accommodate a physiology that is neither healthy nor sustainable.
Yet our cultural ...
University of Alberta law prof placed on leave over Charlie Kirk comments
https://www.junonews.com/p/university-of-alberta-law-prof-placed
I watched this last night and glad I found today to share. Greg was fired up and rightly so.
https://www.smalldeadanimals.com/2025/09/16/we-dont-care-that-shit-is-dead/
