Malawi suffers blackouts as drought exposes 98% reliance on hydro power
This is one of the reasons why wind, solar and geothermal make an important contributions in terms of renewables. The once reliable hydroelectric power is now suffering from global warming and climate change. Cape Town is suffering previously unheard of water shortages. Kenya has had an eighteen month drought - we had some rain recently but it's by no means certain that the drought is ended. When I first came to Kenya forty years ago you could almost set your watch by the two rainy seasons, but no longer.
This is one of the reasons why wind, solar and geothermal make an important contributions in terms of renewables. The once reliable hydroelectric power is now suffering from global warming and climate change. Cape Town is suffering previously unheard of water shortages. Kenya has had an eighteen month drought - we had some rain recently but it's by no means certain that the drought is ended. When I first came to Kenya forty years ago you could almost set your watch by the two rainy seasons, but no longer.