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  Water Shortage May Cripple Global Power Supply Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-03-18 13:16 -0500
    Re: Water Shortage May Cripple Global Power Supply jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-03-18 21:31 +0000
      Re: Water Shortage May Cripple Global Power Supply Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-03-18 19:04 -0500
    Re: Water Shortage May Cripple Global Power Supply xxein1@att.net - 2016-03-18 18:48 -0700
    Re: Water Shortage May Cripple Global Power Supply Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2016-03-21 15:31 -0700
      Re: Water Shortage May Cripple Global Power Supply john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2016-03-21 16:16 -0700
        Re: Water Shortage May Cripple Global Power Supply Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2016-03-22 13:02 -0700
      Re: Water Shortage May Cripple Global Power Supply Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-03-21 18:38 -0500
        Re: Water Shortage May Cripple Global Power Supply Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2016-03-28 14:12 -0700

#563461 — Water Shortage May Cripple Global Power Supply

Water Shortage May Cripple Global Power Supply
> http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/water-shortage-may-cripple-global-power-supply/?WT.mc_id=SA_DD_20160318


> If the world wants to keep the lights on, leaders must tackle threats
> to global water supply, according to the latest prognosis from the
> World Energy Council.
>
> In a report published yesterday based on the findings of over 140
> experts internationally, the group calls for swift action to ensure
> resilient energy infrastructure.
>
> Based on last year’s U.N. projections of a 40 percent global
> shortfall of water availability by 2030, the report focuses on
> water’s crucial role in power generation. After agriculture, energy
> consumes the second largest amount of fresh water, and 98 percent of
> power produced requires water, the report found.
>
> As water-stressed areas see population growth and more economic
> activity, their risks of not delivering enough energy and food also
> increase. Changes to climate and shifting rainfall patterns heighten
> that uncertainty.



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#563503

Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:

>> After agriculture, energy
>> consumes the second largest amount of fresh water

Nonsense; energy does not consume any water, it simply flows through
the turbines then goes to wherever it goes.


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Jim Pennino

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#563523

On 3/18/2016 4:31 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
> Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>> After agriculture, energy
>>> consumes the second largest amount of fresh water
>
> Nonsense; energy does not consume any water, it simply flows through
> the turbines then goes to wherever it goes.
>
>

      People can wait and drink water AFTER the turbines.

another "poor scientific american" article.

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#563540

On Friday, March 18, 2016 at 2:16:23 PM UTC-4, Sam Wormley wrote:
> Water Shortage May Cripple Global Power Supply
> > http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/water-shortage-may-cripple-global-power-supply/?WT.mc_id=SA_DD_20160318
> 
> 
> > If the world wants to keep the lights on, leaders must tackle threats
> > to global water supply, according to the latest prognosis from the
> > World Energy Council.
> >
> > In a report published yesterday based on the findings of over 140
> > experts internationally, the group calls for swift action to ensure
> > resilient energy infrastructure.
> >
> > Based on last year's U.N. projections of a 40 percent global
> > shortfall of water availability by 2030, the report focuses on
> > water's crucial role in power generation. After agriculture, energy
> > consumes the second largest amount of fresh water, and 98 percent of
> > power produced requires water, the report found.
> >
> > As water-stressed areas see population growth and more economic
> > activity, their risks of not delivering enough energy and food also
> > increase. Changes to climate and shifting rainfall patterns heighten
> > that uncertainty.
> 
> 
> 
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> community, and physics-related social issues.

xxein:  Sci-Am seems to be doing more junk reporting now-a-days.  What next?  Flint Mi - The new trend of being too picky about water.  The real facts.  Next issue tonight at 11.

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#564294

On Friday, March 18, 2016 at 11:16:23 AM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote:
> Water Shortage May Cripple Global Power Supply
> > http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/water-shortage-may-cripple-global-power-supply/?WT.mc_id=SA_DD_20160318
> 
> 
> > If the world wants to keep the lights on, leaders must tackle threats
> > to global water supply, according to the latest prognosis from the
> > World Energy Council.
> >
> > In a report published yesterday based on the findings of over 140
> > experts internationally, the group calls for swift action to ensure
> > resilient energy infrastructure.
> >
> > Based on last year's U.N. projections of a 40 percent global
> > shortfall of water availability by 2030, the report focuses on
> > water's crucial role in power generation. After agriculture, energy
> > consumes the second largest amount of fresh water, and 98 percent of
> > power produced requires water, the report found.
> >
> > As water-stressed areas see population growth and more economic
> > activity, their risks of not delivering enough energy and food also
> > increase. Changes to climate and shifting rainfall patterns heighten
> > that uncertainty.


Around here we've been having record rainfall this year!  Actually, it's usually hard to remember the last day when it wasn't raining!

Double-A

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#564304

Where's "around here"?

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#564621

On Monday, March 21, 2016 at 4:16:51 PM UTC-7, john wrote:
> Where's "around here"?


Gresham, Oregon.

Double-A

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#564306

On 3/21/16 5:31 PM, Double-A wrote:
> Around here we've been having record rainfall this year!  Actually, it's usually hard to remember the last day when it wasn't raining!
>
> Double-A


   What are the numbers (inches of rainfall)?



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#566294

On Monday, March 21, 2016 at 4:38:56 PM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote:
> On 3/21/16 5:31 PM, Double-A wrote:
> > Around here we've been having record rainfall this year!  Actually, it's usually hard to remember the last day when it wasn't raining!
> >
> > Double-A
> 
> 
>    What are the numbers (inches of rainfall)?
> 


According to local weather reports, there have only been two dry days so far this month (March), and 4.5 inches of rain have fallen.  This may not include yesterday when I had to walk through lakes of water when I left the library in pouring rain.  And then there was hail!

Double-A

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