thatguy2016
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import more coal and gas into Germany?
the Rhine says, "Nein!"
the Rhine says, "Nein!"
import more coal and gas into Germany?
the Rhine says, "Nein!"
Debate, discussion on nuclear energy
https://www.yahoo.com/news/experts-...ole-in-fighting-climate-change-095457513.html
France (nuclear) and Germany (solar, wind) have already chosen different solutions and received much different results. France has much cheaper and more reliable energy than Germany.
In my previous post, the guy who put solar panels on his house had an 11% decrease in energy generation year to year due to a rainier summer due to global warming. I don't think relying on an energy source affected by global warming is the way to get out of global warming. At least as a national policy. I'm fine for solar panels on houses; in fact, I'd insist on it if I lived in Texas.
Seems like the best way to reduce fossil fuels worldwide would be a big expansion of nuclear.
Literally 3 posts above it’s mentioned how reliable waterways are a necessity of nuclear power.
Where is the water going instead of waterways? More clouds and vapors?
It’s a “500 year drought” in Europe right now, so, the water didn’t fall in the first place, and the water that did fall is evaporating faster from the rivers, lakes, and reservoirs because the air is drier and hotter than usual. When that happens 4 times in 12 years, the 4th time (2022) you are already starting from a reduced baseline of water in the systems.
So more vapor. The answer is more vapor.
I don’t think it’s a joke. The amount of water doesn’t really change, only how much is in what states of matter. So if there is less glacial water and less liquid water, what forms of water is there more of? The answer seems to be vapor.