After another punishing European summer, electricity suppliers are being warned that climate change is placing power grids under increasing strain, and at possible risk of collapse.

cross-posted from: https://feddit.online/c/euro@feddit.online/p/2111391/heatwaves-are-threatening-europes-power-supplies-researchers-warn

After another punishing European summer, electricity suppliers are being warned that climate change is placing power grids under increasing strain, and at possible risk of collapse.

  • Hyperion@midwest.socialEnglish
    1·
    3 hours ago

    Cue the Road Warrior intro

    their leaders talked and talked and talked

    but nothing could stem the avalanche

    their world crumbled

  • oneser@lemmy.zipEnglish
    3·
    16 hours ago

    Gotta love living in a place 80% powered by hydro, while watching the glaciers melt 😎

    • HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.orgEnglish
      2·
      14 hours ago

      I can see this in front of my door. I live near Munich at a small river which is fed by a mountain lake, which in turn gets meltwater from the Alpine mountains. Normally, both lake and river have very steady water levels. Since the end of this summer, it is extremely low. Not only was rain missing, but the meltwater is missing, which ensures supply in the summer.

      • gewindestift@feddit.orgEnglish
        2·
        4 hours ago

        Akktschually… We are around peak glacier meltwater. Imagine the situaton when they are gone. Its the dry winter (less meltwater from snow).