The Himalayan Flood Catastrophe Dangers India’s Inexperienced Vitality Rush – Watts Up With That?
From the GWPF
Date: 13/02/21 The Times
India has built hundreds of dams and hydroelectric power stations along its Himalayan rivers to maintain water supplies and build renewable energy sources. This has destabilized the ecosystem.
A ruthless rush for cheap green energy or the threat of climate change are not at the forefront of the minds of rescuers when searching for survivors after the collapse of a glacier in the Himalayas.
The flood, which choked hydropower projects and killed hundreds of people, exposed the scale of a run on renewable energy, in part to stave off global warming that likely contributed to the disaster.
More than 200 people are missing after a river flowed through valleys in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand on Sunday, wiping out a dam and two hydroelectric plants. At least 36 bodies were found, some of which were washed 150 miles downstream.
Experts blame climate change as the effects of rising temperatures are compounded by an increase in construction work. India has built hundreds of dams and hydroelectric power stations along its Himalayan rivers to maintain water supplies and build renewable energy sources. This has destabilized the ecosystem….
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