Drought

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Plan For World's Biggest Battery Plant Hits Water Issues in Drought-Stricken German State

U.S. car manufacturer Tesla will have to revise its plans to expand its gigafactory for electric cars in the German state of Brandenburg over concerns the new b…

Hydropower Plant

Drought-Driven Shift From Hydropower to Fossil Fuels Raises Emissions and Imperils Public Health, Stanford Study Reveals

Droughts in Western states have resulted in higher carbon emissions and pose a threat to human health as hydropower is replaced by fossil fuels, according to re…

Carbon Emissions

New Water Treatment Technology Could Help Recycle Even Super Salty Waters

As climate change flames a megadrought in the U.S. Southwest, the country is hitting some worrisome records. The water level of Lake Mead, which provides water …

Carbon Emissions

How Wildfire Smoke From Australia Affected Climate Events Around the World

New research implicates emissions from the 2019-2020 Australian fires in the emergence of a three-year super La Niña that fueled droughts in Africa and hurrica…

Net Zero Emission

Why Your Swimming Pool May Be Worse for Urban Water Scarcity Than Climate Change

A new study found that wealthy lifestyle habits, including watering gardens and filling pools, can contribute to water shortages in cities as much or more than …

Carbon Emissions

Climate Change Wiped Out Thousands of the West’s Most Iconic Cactus. Can Planting More Help a Species That Takes a Century to Mature?

Heat, drought and an invasive grass are driving wildfires killing the giant saguaros in Arizona, raising concerns about how the cactus will recover without huma…

Hydropower Plant

PMAs Need to Take Additional Steps to Better Manage Climate, GAO Report Says

News reports focus on drought's affect on power production at sites like Hoover Dam, but overlook more abundant hydro supplies in places like the Pacific No…

Wind Farm

Wind Energy Produces 27 Percent of Sweden’s Electricity in February

Sweden has seen a remarkable rise in its wind energy production which reached 27% in February. This has made up for the 6% drop in hydropower due to droughts an…

Hydropower Plant

Drought Hits Hydropower Capacity for Chinese Aluminum Smelters

Water shortages affecting hydropower supplies in Yunnan province in southern China have forced aluminum manufacturers there to cut back on production.A report b…

Energy Transition

Animals and People Are Clashing More Frequently Thanks to Climate Change, New Study Says

Climate change is driving more conflicts between humans and wildlife, as expanding development, deepening drought and quickly changing ecosystems force animals …

Nuclear Equipment

French Nuclear Fleet Failure, Drought and War to Blame for Record Power Prices in 2022

Last year Europe saw very high levels of wholesale power prices, driven by gas prices that repeatedly broke all-time high records since the start of the Ukraine…

Hydropower Plant

Europe’s Hydropower Generation Hits Record Lows Due to Drought

The effects of the drought conditions in many European countries are being felt in the hydropower generation sector, with low water levels in reservoirs constra…

EU

Climate Risks Dwarf Europe’s Energy Crisis, Space Chief Warns

The head of the European Space Agency (ESA) has warned economic damage from heatwaves and drought could dwarf Europe's energy crisis as he called for urgent act…

Norway

Norway’s Hydropower Reserves Hit Hard by Drought

While Europe scrambles to procure natural gas for winter power generation and heating, Western Europe’s biggest oil and gas producer, Norway, has a whole diffe…

Hydropower Plant

The Climate Risk for Hydropower

With climate change set to bring more severe and frequent storms to some parts of the world and an increased risk of drought to others, the risks to countries w…