Nothing to do with radio, but pretty damn interesting!:
Massive solar panel arrays are “greening” the Sahara Desert
https://www.ecoportal.net/en/solar-panels-are-creating-rain-clouds/19854/
.... The article published in Science has detailed how massive solar arrays in the Sahara Desert have started to trigger increased rainfall and vegetation growth.
They drastically lower the temperature around the sand that they sit on, effectively “greening” the desert. As the warm air around the panels has nowhere else to go but up, they naturally form massive rainclouds in a part of the world known for its dryness.
This awakening of the desert leads to oases of life that could “green” the desert as more solar panel farms are built.
We know that solar power systems can light up our homes, but nobody would have thought that they could actually create rainclouds and near-perfect conditions for life to thrive in the deserts of the world. ..."
More non-radio interesting news:
A US appeals court on Friday declared a nearly 158-year-old federal ban on home distilling to be unconstitutional, calling it an unnecessary and improper means for Congress to exercise its power to tax.
The fifth US circuit court of appeals in New Orleans ruled in favor of the non-profit Hobby Distillers Association and four of its 1,300 members.....
More non-radio interesting news:
A US appeals court on Friday declared a nearly 158-year-old federal ban on home distilling to be unconstitutional, calling it an unnecessary and improper means for Congress to exercise its power to tax.
The fifth US circuit court of appeals in New Orleans ruled in favor of the non-profit Hobby Distillers Association and four of its 1,300 members.....
Well that didn't last long, 11 days later the ban on home brewing is back in effect because the government needs the tax dollars that alcohol sales bring in. This is completely ludicrous to me, but then again lots of things are. Big brother telling us what your allowed to do in the privacy of your home... https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-appeals-court-calls-158-year-old-home-distilling-ban-constitutional-creates-2026-04-21/
April 21 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld the constitutionality of a nearly 158-year-old federal ban on home distilling, 11 days after a different appeals court came to the opposite conclusion.
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati called the ban a "necessary and proper means" of collecting federal excise tax on distilled spirits..."