Climate change could dry up global power production, study warns

ClimateHome: Heatwaves and droughts in a hotter planet to cripple power stations within decades without adaptation measures, researchers warn

Thousands of power plants around the world may face severe reductions in their ability to generate electricity by mid-century due to water shortages, according to new research.

Hydro- and thermo-electric (nuclear, fossil-fuelled, biomass-fuelled) power plants are vulnerable to dwindling rivers and reservoirs as the planet warms, a study published in Nature on Monday said.