Runtothelight wrote:
I live in LA. We are currently experiencing the worst drought conditions in 1200 years. This is the longest and hottest recorded September heatwave in history. I live near the water and my complex has no air conditioning. When it was built, no one imagined A/C would be needed. No one planned for these "once in a thousand year" events that are now coming every 10-20 years due to climate change. This is not just CA, but across the US (Kentucky floods, etc.) and across the world. Renewables now make up 1/3 of CA power, most of the rest is natural gas and nuclear. The Colorado River is drying up. Hydroelectric power (granted, only a few % but when the power needs are this high, it means a lot) is down due to the drought. Solar power is humming along - we got plenty of CA sunshine. On solar, of course, scientists and engineers are still trying to figure out how best to store - or distribute solar energy. With increased heat, floods, wildfires, AND increased population, we need to completely shift power technology and distribution away from fossil fuels and towards renewables if we don't want to burn out the planet.
Yeah...Keep doing more of the same.....lol