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Water Infrastructure, Disasters, Water Scarcity & Security, Potable Water, & Conflict — “We Love Our Children, Don’t We?”

December 6, 2024 admin 0 Comments asheville, climate change, hurricane helene, hurricanes, Water, water scarcity, water security, water shortages, water stress

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 21:50:21 +0000

Water-related disasters currently make up over 90% of all disasters on Earth, with record-breaking floods and droughts making headlines around the world. Over the past ten years, the number of fatalities from these catastrophes has doubled. Climate change, warming surface water temperatures, and more aggressive hurricanes making their way up … [continued]

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Water, Peace, & Security — Under Threat

February 26, 2020 admin Agriculture, animal agriculture, climate change, Florida, Fossil Fuels, ocean acidification, peace, policy & politics, red tide, renewable energy water, research, resource conflicts, SCIENCE, Security, Water, water security

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 02:26:48 +0000

We write about CO2 emissions of fossil fuels quite a bit on CleanTechnica, but there is something that bears repetition as well. It is that renewable energy typically uses much less water than other electricity sources. The overuse of water, including for our power plants, is something that critically threatens our children