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La Niña seasons typically produce large numbers of atmospheric rivers, or narrow bands of concentrated water vapor in the sky that act like rivers in the sky.

Now, chemists at the University of California, Berkeley, have discovered that a porous material can act like a sponge to capture CO2 at temperatures close to those of many industrial exhaust streams.

“We need to act like it. We need to be seen once again as an innovative, future-focused, world-class community that is leading the way, always moving forward, not stuck at the end of a cul-de-sac wondering why we hit a dead end.”

It involves installing a single steel column or one or two specially engineered walls that are 12 to 18 inches wide, made from either steel or wood and act like columns.

Knowing the context of Alcala’s actions, this is even more chilling than the film: At one point, Cheryl asks Rodney to act like a dirty old man, resulting in a moment that would likely be dismissed as too outrageous if it were re-created for the film.