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In Climate Talks, Plans to Keep Planet from Overheating Should Not Ignore Water

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Wind turbines and solar power, two sturdy and growing sources of renewable energy, require negligible amounts of water. Nuclear plants hoover up enormous volumes of water for cooling, killing aquatic life and warming rivers in the process. degrees Celsius than it was two centuries ago. It is already 1.1

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What’s Up With Water – September 27, 2021

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Two sturdy and growing sources of renewable energy, wind turbines and solar power, use negligible amounts of water. Nuclear plants demand enormous volumes of water for cooling, and they kill aquatic life and make rivers warmer in the process. These technologies require even more energy. It is already 1.1

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