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It’s Been One Year Since Wildfires Devastated Los Angeles. What Have We Learned? 

In the wake of the fires, our disaster expert says that "we have the lessons we need to do better and recover better, but there is a stubbornness to learning and applying

Vortex Dynamics - The Sterling Engine 

 This is a Sterling Engine.  There is a closed working fluid, mainly air, and heat at the bottom, and ice piled on the top.  This is our model for all vortex action in the atmosphere.  Don't expect it to show up on warmie weather sites soon.The little piston does the work, and the big thing is a displacer.  Both are vital for the engine to work.  The most basic