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Climate Change Could Cause Power Blackouts Worldwide
Posted by TakePart: None Given on January 9th, 2016
TakePart: The record heat waves and devastating droughts that accompany climate change could also hurt the world’s electricity production, according to a new study.
As temperatures warm and drought periods grow longer and more severe over the next 50 years, the water levels in rivers and lakes are expected to fall.
For 98 percent of the world’s power plants, that’s a problem that could result in a 30 percent decrease in electricity production in some months at most power stations.
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Two billion people are running out water
Posted by TakePart: None Given on June 18th, 2015
TakePart: Forget about peak oil—we should be worrying about peak water: Groundwater basins that supply 2 billion people are being rapidly depleted, according to a new study. Worse: No one knows how long those reserves will last. A research team led by scientists at the University of California, Irvine, examined the world’s 37 largest aquifers between 2003 and 2013 and found that one-third of them were “stressed,” meaning more water was being removed than replenished, according to one of two studies published...