Climate Change Will Cause More Energy Breakdowns, U.S. Warns

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Thu, 2013-07-18 23:57 — Kathy Gilbeaux

nytimes.com - by John M. Broder - July 11, 2013

WASHINGTON — The nation’s entire energy system is vulnerable to increasingly severe and costly weather events driven by climate change, according to a report from the Department of Energy to be published on Thursday.

The blackouts and other energy disruptions of Hurricane Sandy were just a foretaste, the report says. Every corner of the country’s energy infrastructure — oil wells, hydroelectric dams, nuclear power plants — will be stressed in coming years by more intense storms, rising seas, higher temperatures and more frequent droughts.

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About Report - U.S. Energy Sector Vulnerabilities to Climate Change and Extreme Weather
http://energy.gov/downloads/us-energy-sector-vulnerabilities-climate-change-and-extreme-weather

U.S. Energy Sector Vulnerabilities to Climate Change and Extreme Weather (83 page .PDF report)
http://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/07/f2/20130710-Energy-Sector-Vulnerabilities-Report.pdf

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