http://phys.org/news/2012-06-european-energy-vulnerable-climate.html
Increasing temperatures will affect how nuclear and coal-fired electrical plants will be operated in the future. It may be necessary to build new plants near salt water. The anticipated rise in heat in effluent cooling water can be expected to cause "thermal pollution," disrupting fresh-water ecosystems. http://www.economist.com/node/21556249?fsrc=scn/tw/te/ar/frackinggreat The Economist recommends fracking as an energy source and its extension to China, Australia, Argentina and Europe. Previously the New York Times has suggested that even industry insiders wonder whether shale gas extraction is economically viable (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/26/us/26gas.html). http://www.nature.com/news/mysterious-radiation-burst-recorded-in-tree-rings-1.10768 An article published online in Nature describes a significant increase in 14C in tree rings from an event dating to around AD 775. The normal explanations for such spikes -- supernovae and solar flares -- are problematic in this instance. Eric
