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Water shortages could disrupt Britain's electricity supply, researchers warn
2014-02-16 19:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Parts of Britain may be under water after the worst floods in half a century, but a team of top academics from Newcastle and Oxford University is warning that the country is at risk of water shortages that could shut down power stations and paralyse electricity supplies. "It is difficult to fathom we should start to think about water shortages in the middle of these storms but only two years ago areas of Britain were suffering from severe droughts," said Ed Byers, a researcher at Newcastle University's...
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