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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a national "state of disaster" over his country's crippling power shortages Thursday. The worst rolling blackouts on record have left households in the dark, disrupted manufacturing and hurt businesses. https://t.co/clj0MSYTFP

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2022 data from the California state water board shows that 89 water providers resort to bottled or hauled-in water to meet their communities' needs. The largest provider was the city of Wasco which serves nearly 23,000 people. https://t.co/gnM4KcjO9o

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In July, eight of Mexico’s 32 states were experiencing extreme to moderate drought, resulting in 1,546 of the country’s 2,463 municipalities confronting water shortages, according to the National Water Commission.https://t.co/Oc1DFEdYwI

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New government forecasts for the Colorado River predict more extreme water cuts in the Southwest starting next year. Current restrictions mainly impact agriculture. By 2024, water cuts could include household and industrial water use.
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The Texas electric grid operator has warned of possible blackouts today due to sweltering heat driving record demand. It asked for voluntary conservation between 2 and 8 p.m. in anticipation of record demand because of the heat wave and low wind speeds.

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Hidden behind the inflation headlines: power is needed to make and deliver energy. Gas and oil prices can rise when power fails due to severe weather. Over 50% of the US is at elevated or high risk of having insufficient power reserves, as per the NERC. https://t.co/m4eSBrGT2V

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Following the hottest summer ever recorded in the US, power grid managers say Texas has sufficient power for normal summer weather, based on averages from 2006 to 2020. That's despite a heatwave that knocked 6 power plants offline in May. https://t.co/116PtxjIWz

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90 million Americans were affected by drought and more than 65 million were experiencing "severe to extreme drought" as of May 31, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. https://t.co/PYXSN27SJv

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Following a heatwave that knocked 6 power plants offline in Texas this month, NOAA forecasts above-average temperatures for every county in the US while operators in the Midwest predict insufficient resources to cover summer peak forecasts. https://t.co/YOpnzwWdde

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Extreme summer temperatures which raise demand for energy and drought conditions that reduce the power available could overload the grid across vast areas of the US, potentially leading to electricity shortages and blackouts https://t.co/47vstkGjyv

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The 2nd largest reservoir in the US holds less than 25% of its capacity which is less than 2 feet away from a level that threatens water supplies and puts hydropower generation for Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and Nebraska at risk. https://t.co/6p1PNHiGyK

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The megadrought in the American Southwest has become so severe that it’s now the driest two decades in the region in at least 1,200 years, scientists said Monday. https://t.co/4zEphNFNqJ

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Power is switching on and off in some places as Texas experiences its first day of freezing temperatures this year. Today, there are more than 70,000 power outages and more than 23,000 customers without power across the state, according to https://t.co/RDhngZwLaw.

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After powerful storms and rare winter tornados, residents of the upper Midwest are coping with power outages. This morning, more than 235,000 utility customers in Michigan, another 128,000 in Wisconsin, and nearly 38,000 in Iowa were without power. https://t.co/2uXcuMG8DS

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More large scale fires are burning in California than at any time on record. 9 of the state’s 20 largest fires have occurred since 2020, according to Cal Fire, the state’s firefighting agency. 4 of them are still burning. https://t.co/9ye94LHexZ

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This year climate-driven droughts have triggered disruptions in hydropower generation in the US and Brazil. Norway and Sweden could soon be facing similar problems. A prime source of clean energy, hydropower produces 16% of all electricity generated.
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Nearly one month after Hurricane Ida made landfall, roughly 16,000 people in Louisiana remain without power. https://t.co/D6wk3iyiuZ

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NOAA projects a 70 to 80% chance of La Niña arising
during the winter. In the Southwest La Niña typically shifts the jet stream north which reduces rainfall. That combined with warmer temps should intensify the drought in some areas. https://t.co/CEerPuT6u4

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Falling water levels in Lake Powell could stop hydroelectric power generation by next year. A NOAA study expects the drought to extend into 2022. If drought conditions persist, billions of kilowatt hours used homes from Nebraska to Arizona are at risk. https://t.co/hGOTVRHqJZ

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NOAA’s forecast for October calls for average temps in the Northwest and Gulf States. Everywhere else is likely to be above-normal. If that holds, the Western drought will likely expand east to encompass nearly all of Texas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska. https://t.co/Feyz2KCsRe