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November 17, 2012 02:50 am GMT

How Droughts Can Cause Power Outages


Hundreds of millions of people in India lost power this summer, in part because of a delayed monsoon season. Rainfall may seem far removed from power plants, but the fate of water in a region often affects the power there, too. In India's case, the late rains meant farmers took more water from rivers to water their crops. The rivers were left with too little energy for the country's hydropower plants.

In the future, water shortages could lead to simultaneous electricity and fuel shortages, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency. The Paris-based agency studies the global energy market and helps 28 nations coordinate with each other during an oil supply emergenc…
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