THE SHOW NOTES: Cancelling Flights, Unbanning Gas Stoves, & The Growing Economic Mess
Welcome! The FAA grounded all flights early Tuesday morning after an issue with NOTAM.
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Grounded
Flights across the United States between roughly 6 AM and 9 AM were grounded thanks to a computer glitch in the Federal Aviation Administration’s NOTAM system. 5,400 flights were delayed and 940 were canceled as of 10:30 AM according to Flight Tracker. 40% of flights were delayed in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Atlanta.
A noteworthy paragraph from AP News: Longtime aviation insiders could not recall an outage of such magnitude caused by a technology breakdown. Some compared it to the nationwide shutdown of airspace after the terror attacks of September 2001.
What is NOTAM: The FAA’s NOTAM system offers real-time information to pilots on changing conditions and flight hazards that were not known before takeoff. The system crashed prompting the FAA to halt all flights.
My take:
Update: Banning Gas Stoves
Yesterday’s announcement that the unelected Consumer Product Safety Commission was considering a ban on gas stoves drew sharp criticism from Republicans and Democrats. The commission claims that while gas stoves are in 40 million households, they emit dangerous toxins that harm users. One of the most salient points against this was a recirculated document from the National Fire Protection Association claiming electric ranges (stoves) are significantly more dangerous than their gas counterparts. The data says electric ranges are:
3.4 times more likely to cause a fire-related death.
2.6 times more likely to cause a fire.
4.8 times more likely to cause a fire-related injury.
UPDATE: Following the unprecedented backlash, the Consumer Product Safety Commission has scrapped its plans to ban gas stoves.
Yikes!
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