ClimateHome: Heatwaves and droughts in a hotter planet to cripple power stations within decades without adaptation measures,researchers warnThousands of power plants around the world may face severe reductions in their ability to generate electricity by mid-century due to water shortages, according to modern research.
Hydro- and thermo-electric (nuclear, or fossil-fuelled,biomass-fuelled) power plants are vulnerable to dwindling rivers and reservoirs as the planet warms, a study published in Nature on Monday said.Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com