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New Orleans is on the frontlines of the climate emergency, as dramatic sea level rise exacerbates the risk of flooding in the low-lying hurricane-prone city – in addition to soaring temperatures, severe drought and super fog events from surrounding marsh fires that caused misery in 2023. We’ll start with the usual suspect. Whenever I’ve come across a drive that’s running too hot, ninety percent of the time, it’s due to airflow, in one way or another. Like many components inside the modern computer system, the hard drive radiates heat through its metal body and this is how it remains cool. If the air surrounding the hard drive is already warm, it makes it much more difficult for this heat radiation or dissipation to take place. It’s for this reason that airflow is so important. Simply put, once a hot hard drive has radiated its heat and made the air around it warmer, this warm air then needs to be moved away, making way for cooler air so that the process can continue.

Before we can confidently say that a drive is running too hot or not, we need to understand its design characteristics. Some drives are designed to operate at relatively high temperatures quite comfortably, while others need to be kept cool. If your PSU is cheap or unbranded, then honestly, I would just replace it regardless. Even if it doesn’t resolve your hard drive over-temperature problem, it’ll save you countless headaches down the road. If there are no audible clues, it’s worth running a SMART test on the drive as it’s often possible to detect a “pre-failure” from a drive’s SMART data. Power Supply One symptom may include changes in temperature and feeling unusually hot, which people may refer to as a hot flash. We can see that smartctl is reporting the drive is currently running at 45 degrees Celsius, again, well below the manufacturer’s stated maximum temperature of 60. What causes a hard drive to overheat?In recent years, the fossil-fuel industry and its allies have pushed the notion that personal choices are to blame for the climate crisis, while at the same time lobbying for policies to ensure their products – and profits – continue to expand. Since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, many New Orleanians have strived to create a more equitable, sustainable and resilient city, with thousands of families investing in energy efficiency and solar to reduce energy bills and greenhouse gas emissions. Renewables account for less than 4% of Entergy New Orleans’ energy portfolio, whereas nationwide about 21% of electricity generation comes from wind, solar, hydropower and other renewables. Introduce anal play with a Novice Plug, the perfect anal vibrator for newbies with a slim design, smooth silicone, and a remote control from up to 30 feet away." — A.W.

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Before looking up the specifications of your hard drive, you need to know its make and model. If you’re a data-hoarder or PC enthusiast then you’ll probably have this information on the tip of your tongue. If you are a mere mortal then don’t worry, it’s easy enough to find the make and model of your hard drive in both Windows and Linux. New Orleans is among only two cities to regulate their own utilities – the other is Washington DC. Every other place depends on state regulators to decide on rate hikes, infrastructure upgrades and what sources of energy power the grid. Last winter, one in five households had overdue bills and were at risk of disconnection, according to figures Entergy provided to city council. Entergy’s new gas-powered plant in the New Orleans East neighborhood. Photograph: Giancarlo D’Agostaro/The GuardianOverall, the richest 10% of Americans have a carbon footprint 16 times bigger than the poorest 10%, according to the IEA data shared with the Guardian. The biggest factor is that wealthy Americans travel far more than the poorest, contributing almost 25 times more emissions from road transport. SpaceX's Starship launches from Starbase during its second test flight in Boca Chica, Texas, on Saturday, November 18. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images)

The cost of these programs is directly recovered from customers, and the council balances the cost and benefits of these programs. Ultimately, the council determines how much funding is prioritized to energy efficiency,” the spokesperson added.A failing or low-quality power supply (PSU) can wreak all kinds of havoc on your computer system. The most common symptoms are system freezes and unexpected reboots or blue-screens. An often overlooked symptom of a failing PSU though is over-heating. Sometimes a cheap or failing PSU will keep running but will supply the wrong voltages to the various system components. If a PSU begins supplying too much voltage to a particular component (over-voltage), it often results in that component producing excess heat. We’ve seen in the above steps, from comparing our drive’s actual temperature to the manufacturer’s maximum recommended temperature, that our drive isn’t currently running too hot. Let’s imagine, however, that you’ve followed along this far and have found that your drive really is running too hot. For example, the manufacturer’s datasheet for your hard drive lists the operating temperature as 0 – 60 degrees Celsius, and you’ve found your drive is running at 65 degrees Celsius. Let’s explore what could be behind this overheating. Airflow If you’re running Linux then don’t worry, we’re also going to cover finding your disk’s current temperature so don’t feel like a second-class citizen just for running the “Free” operating system. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m running Debian myself so you’re in good company!