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Thousands without power as California sizzles
Los Angeles (AFP) Sept 4, 2007 Around 40,000 homes across California were without power Tuesday as searing temperatures roasted the region and drained the electricity grid, authorities said. Around 11,000 residents were still suffering from power outages across Los Angeles while a further 29,000 households were without electricity in the areas surrounding the metropolis, utility companies said. Los Angeles and parts of southern California have been in the grip of a ferocious heatwave in recent days, with temperatures topping 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) in several districts. An investigation was launched late Monday following the death of an elderly couple in their 80s in Studio City, a suburb north of Los Angeles, officials said. Firefighters who broke down the door to the couple's apartment said the temperature in the flat was at least 110 degrees (43 Celsius), Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey said. Forecasters have said the extreme heat was expected to subside on Wednesday as power companies battled to restore electricity to blacked out neighborhoods. Electric circuits shut down automatically on Monday to prevent overheating, a spokeswoman from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power said. "Most likely, the outages of the past three days and this one were due to the high temperatures and high demand for energy and air conditioning," MaryAnne Pierson said. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Powering The World in the 21st Century at Energy-Daily.com
Iowa State Researcher Studies The Sustainability Of The Bioeconomy
Ames IO (SPX) Sep 04, 2007This spring farmers responded to the ethanol industry's demand for grain by increasing their corn acreage by 19 percent over last year, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates. What if that happens again next year? What if farmers decide against crop rotations and plant corn on the same fields, year after year? Or, what if farmers begin growing biomass crops such as switchgrass for the production of ethanol from plant fiber? |
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