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Displaying 90 of about 143 results… services such as transportation, education, water supply, electricity and telecommunications, causing problems to the … services such as transportation, education, water supply, electricity and telecommunications, causing problems to the …
… Land Area) (2018) 25.1 km % of Population with Access to Electricity (2019) 99.8% GDP per Capita (Current US$) (2020) … Brazilian Earth System Model (BESM), and the Earth System Grid Federation (ESGF).50 The federal government is … regions of Brazil have the greatest potential for electricity generation and ethanol production.87 Brazil’s …
… the Industrial Revolution, the burning of fossil fuels for electricity, heat, and transportation has emitted larger … the Industrial Revolution, the burning of fossil fuels for electricity, heat, and transportation has emitted larger …
… provides US$550 billion in new spending on roads, transit, electricity and other physical infrastructure, including … provides US$550 billion in new spending on roads, transit, electricity and other physical infrastructure, including …
… unexpected costs for extended periods. For example, when electricity was lost for weeks to months in parts of Puerto … generators and fuel to keep their homes habitable when the grid was down (Fausset et al. 2017). When households lack … Fausset R, Robles F, Acosta D (2017) Minus the electrical grid, Puerto Rico Becomes a generator Island. The New York …
… On fire weather days, power companies are shutting off electricity to millions of people in an attempt to avoid … On fire weather days, power companies are shutting off electricity to millions of people in an attempt to avoid …
… 52.62 307.10 289.10 68.80 3.10 – – 67.87 14.73 Energy/Electricity 2.19 0.33 33.18 32.94 20.80 37.23 – – 5.92 24.58 … power poles disrupting a critical part of the power grid can have costly consequences for users in an entire … on imported fuels—through their seaports—to power their electricity system. Figure 2.7d shows the critical road …
… which encompasses various sub-sectors, including water and electricity distribution, construction, manufacturing, and … has been at this level or below (e.g. at sub-parish or grid level). Therefore, the data sourced by the Ecuadorian … retrieved from the Global Risk Data Platform of the UNEP GRID, which originally supported the Global Assessment Report …
… with an installed capacity of 4,735 MW in Nippes. The electricity distribution network includes a total of 288.5 km … supply problems, with some cities disconnected from the grid or receiving only six hours of electricity per day. Before the earthquake, these networks …
… neighborhoods in Utuado did not have drinking water and electricity for 15, 20 years before the hurricane,” Valentin … neighborhoods in Utuado did not have drinking water and electricity for 15, 20 years before the hurricane,” Valentin …
By Rupert Stuart-Smith and Gerard Roe
The worldwide retreat of mountain glaciers is one of the most visible impacts of climate change. In the wake of receding glaciers, thousands of lakes have formed and expanded. These lakes threaten the communities living below them with tsunami-like waves known as “glacial lake outburst floods”.…
… 062314. 58 Jung, S., Lee, S., Kwon, O., & Kim, B. (2020). “Grid-based traffic vulnerability analysis by using … Ezeiza Airport due to flooding in the airport facilities Electricity and telecommunications services disrupted; urban …
… The electrical distribution network and communications grid were the public utilities most affected by the storm. … will extend to other sectors. Re-establishing the power grid and water service will be problematic. Before utilities … their own generating systems. Most affected is the power grid. Transformers have been displaced from their mounts, …
… infrastructure strongly depended on a reliable electrical grid to maintain power to the cellular sites and telecommu- … (PREPA). The catastrophic failure of PREPA’s electrical grid and its very delayed repair forced telecommunication … infrastructure was critically dependent on the electrical grid, residents without electric power could not benefit from …
… is affecting water supplies for people, agriculture and electricity generation, and is part of a global pattern of … is affecting water supplies for people, agriculture and electricity generation, and is part of a global pattern of …