<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="Y3BBE" data-sfc-cp="" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&uxqZud_x|npT2md" jscontroller="zcfIf" jsuid="uxqZud_x" data-hveid="CAIQAA" data-processed="true" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 10px 0px 20px; color: rgb(10, 10, 10); font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Google <span style="color: rgb(0, 29, 53);">AI Overview</span></div><div class="Y3BBE" data-sfc-cp="" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&uxqZud_x|npT2md" jscontroller="zcfIf" jsuid="uxqZud_x" data-hveid="CAIQAA" data-processed="true" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 10px 0px 20px; color: rgb(10, 10, 10); font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Yes, the combustion of fossil fuels indirectly forces down hydropower potential by causing <a jsuid="uxqZud_y" class="GI370e" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&uxqZud_y|npT2md" jscontroller="CCvEPd" data-wiz-uids="uxqZud_y" data-ved="2ahUKEwifwd_v8KuRAxW7FDQIHWhuCs0QgK4QegQIAhAB" data-hveid="CAIQAQ" data-processed="true" href="https://www.google.com/search?q=climate+change&oq=has+combustion+of+fossil+fuels+in+any+way+forced+down+the+potential+for+hydropower%3F&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRiPAtIBCTM5MTkxajBqNKgCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfDIXpAkS4LTDOiCnJRHgyKqNBL4qZ5UVuxLR8giebyt6IgY4_iEEGNksa9LKyzdtikqfK25T5d5cA2vvaZp8XHFdBRWpPGQuayy2UHWzjvD31M2G0rXr-sQ84lDnkfEuaJzRvCHVa4IXJJDyjMq0G6quiYhD0dntC1qEgeomT04LUc&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwifwd_v8KuRAxW7FDQIHWhuCs0QgK4QegQIAhAB" style="color: rgb(10, 10, 10); text-underline-offset: 10%; outline: 0px;">climate change</a> (leading to droughts, lower water levels, and reduced output) and by creating a gap filled by fossil fuels when hydro fails, which increases emissions and reliance on them, even as new hydro projects are developed to meet clean energy goals. The shift to variable renewables (wind/solar) needs hydro for storage, but climate impacts on rivers are making hydro less reliable, forcing <em class="eujQNb" jscontroller="yHWXO" jsuid="uxqZud_z" data-processed="true">more</em> fossil fuel use in the short term, creating a negative feedback loop.<span jsuid="uxqZud_10" class="uJ19be notranslate" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&uxqZud_10|npT2md" jscontroller="udAs2b" data-wiz-uids="uxqZud_10,uxqZud_11,uxqZud_12" data-processed="true"><span class="vKEkVd" data-animation-atomic="" data-wiz-attrbind="class=uxqZud_10_TKHnVd;" data-processed="true" style="white-space: nowrap; position: relative;"> </span></span></div><div class="Y3BBE" data-sfc-cp="" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&uxqZud_x|npT2md" jscontroller="zcfIf" jsuid="uxqZud_x" data-hveid="CAIQAA" data-processed="true" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 10px 0px 20px; color: rgb(10, 10, 10); font-variant-ligatures: normal; 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font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span class="Yjhzub" jscontroller="zYmgkd" jsuid="uxqZud_18" data-processed="true">How Fossil Fuels Impact Hydropower Potential:</span><span jsuid="uxqZud_19" class="txxDge notranslate" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&uxqZud_19|npT2md" jscontroller="udAs2b" data-wiz-uids="uxqZud_19,uxqZud_1a,uxqZud_1b" data-processed="true" style="visibility: hidden;"><span class="vKEkVd" data-animation-atomic="" data-wiz-attrbind="class=uxqZud_19_TKHnVd;" data-processed="true" style="white-space: nowrap; position: relative;"><button jsuid="uxqZud_1b" tabindex="0" data-amic="true" data-icl-uuid="0bbbb96e-9ec1-4f0a-837f-38215e5e177b" aria-label="View related links" class="rBl3me" jsaction="click:&uxqZud_19|S9kKve;mouseenter:&uxqZud_19|sbHm2b;mouseleave:&uxqZud_19|Tx5Rb" data-wiz-attrbind="disabled=uxqZud_19_C5gNJc;class=uxqZud_19_UpSNec;" data-ved="2ahUKEwifwd_v8KuRAxW7FDQIHWhuCs0Qye0OegQIAxAB" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 6px 0px 0px; 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color: rgb(10, 10, 10); font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><li jscontroller="vsuOFb" jsuid="uxqZud_1d" data-hveid="CAQQAA" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: decimal; padding-inline-start: 0px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jscontroller="fly6D" jsuid="uxqZud_1e" data-processed="true" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span class="Yjhzub" jscontroller="zYmgkd" jsuid="uxqZud_1f" data-processed="true"><a jsuid="uxqZud_1g" class="GI370e" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&uxqZud_1g|npT2md" jscontroller="CCvEPd" data-wiz-uids="uxqZud_1g" data-ved="2ahUKEwifwd_v8KuRAxW7FDQIHWhuCs0QgK4QegQIBBAB" data-hveid="CAQQAQ" data-processed="true" href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Climate+Change&oq=has+combustion+of+fossil+fuels+in+any+way+forced+down+the+potential+for+hydropower%3F&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRiPAtIBCTM5MTkxajBqNKgCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfDIXpAkS4LTDOiCnJRHgyKqNBL4qZ5UVuxLR8giebyt6IgY4_iEEGNksa9LKyzdtikqfK25T5d5cA2vvaZp8XHFdBRWpPGQuayy2UHWzjvD31M2G0rXr-sQ84lDnkfEuaJzRvCHVa4IXJJDyjMq0G6quiYhD0dntC1qEgeomT04LUc&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwifwd_v8KuRAxW7FDQIHWhuCs0QgK4QegQIBBAB" style="color: rgb(10, 10, 10); text-underline-offset: 10%; outline: 0px;">Climate Change</a> & Droughts:</span> Fossil fuel emissions drive global warming, causing more extreme weather, including prolonged droughts. Lower rainfall and snowpack mean less water in rivers, reducing reservoir levels and hydropower generation (e.g., at Lake Mead/Hoover Dam).</span></li><li jscontroller="vsuOFb" jsuid="uxqZud_1h" data-hveid="CAQQAg" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: decimal; padding-inline-start: 0px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jscontroller="fly6D" jsuid="uxqZud_1i" data-processed="true" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span class="Yjhzub" jscontroller="zYmgkd" jsuid="uxqZud_1j" data-processed="true">Increased Reliance on Fossil Fuels:</span> When hydro output drops due to drought, <a jsuid="uxqZud_1k" class="GI370e" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&uxqZud_1k|npT2md" jscontroller="CCvEPd" data-wiz-uids="uxqZud_1k" data-ved="2ahUKEwifwd_v8KuRAxW7FDQIHWhuCs0QgK4QegQIBBAD" data-hveid="CAQQAw" data-processed="true" href="https://www.google.com/search?q=coal&oq=has+combustion+of+fossil+fuels+in+any+way+forced+down+the+potential+for+hydropower%3F&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRiPAtIBCTM5MTkxajBqNKgCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfDIXpAkS4LTDOiCnJRHgyKqNBL4qZ5UVuxLR8giebyt6IgY4_iEEGNksa9LKyzdtikqfK25T5d5cA2vvaZp8XHFdBRWpPGQuayy2UHWzjvD31M2G0rXr-sQ84lDnkfEuaJzRvCHVa4IXJJDyjMq0G6quiYhD0dntC1qEgeomT04LUc&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwifwd_v8KuRAxW7FDQIHWhuCs0QgK4QegQIBBAD" style="color: rgb(10, 10, 10); text-underline-offset: 10%; outline: 0px;">coal</a> and <a jsuid="uxqZud_1l" class="GI370e" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&uxqZud_1l|npT2md" jscontroller="CCvEPd" data-wiz-uids="uxqZud_1l" data-ved="2ahUKEwifwd_v8KuRAxW7FDQIHWhuCs0QgK4QegQIBBAE" data-hveid="CAQQBA" data-processed="true" href="https://www.google.com/search?q=natural+gas&oq=has+combustion+of+fossil+fuels+in+any+way+forced+down+the+potential+for+hydropower%3F&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRiPAtIBCTM5MTkxajBqNKgCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfDIXpAkS4LTDOiCnJRHgyKqNBL4qZ5UVuxLR8giebyt6IgY4_iEEGNksa9LKyzdtikqfK25T5d5cA2vvaZp8XHFdBRWpPGQuayy2UHWzjvD31M2G0rXr-sQ84lDnkfEuaJzRvCHVa4IXJJDyjMq0G6quiYhD0dntC1qEgeomT04LUc&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwifwd_v8KuRAxW7FDQIHWhuCs0QgK4QegQIBBAE" style="color: rgb(10, 10, 10); text-underline-offset: 10%; outline: 0px;">natural gas</a> plants often ramp up to fill the energy gap, increasing emissions and <em class="eujQNb" jscontroller="yHWXO" jsuid="uxqZud_1m" data-processed="true">counteracting</em> clean energy goals.</span></li><li jscontroller="vsuOFb" jsuid="uxqZud_1n" data-hveid="CAQQBQ" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: decimal; padding-inline-start: 0px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jscontroller="fly6D" jsuid="uxqZud_1o" data-processed="true" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span class="Yjhzub" jscontroller="zYmgkd" jsuid="uxqZud_1p" data-processed="true">Disruption of Energy Mix:</span> Hydropower is crucial for grid stability and complementing intermittent solar/wind. A shortfall in hydro forces greater reliance on fossil fuels, hindering the transition to renewables.</span><span jsuid="uxqZud_1q" class="uJ19be notranslate" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&uxqZud_1q|npT2md" jscontroller="udAs2b" data-wiz-uids="uxqZud_1q,uxqZud_1r,uxqZud_1s" data-processed="true"><span class="vKEkVd" data-animation-atomic="" data-wiz-attrbind="class=uxqZud_1q_TKHnVd;" data-processed="true" style="white-space: nowrap; position: relative;"> <button jsuid="uxqZud_1s" tabindex="0" data-amic="true" data-icl-uuid="af537fa3-29af-4c75-a49c-5ffd4346057b" aria-label="View related links" class="rBl3me" jsaction="click:&uxqZud_1q|S9kKve;mouseenter:&uxqZud_1q|sbHm2b;mouseleave:&uxqZud_1q|Tx5Rb" data-wiz-attrbind="disabled=uxqZud_1q_C5gNJc;class=uxqZud_1q_UpSNec;" data-ved="2ahUKEwifwd_v8KuRAxW7FDQIHWhuCs0Qye0OegQIBBAG" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 6px 0px 0px; background: repeat rgb(229, 237, 255); border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-radius: 10px; 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orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span class="Yjhzub" jscontroller="zYmgkd" jsuid="uxqZud_1x" data-processed="true">The Interconnected Energy System:</span><span jsuid="uxqZud_1y" class="txxDge notranslate" jsaction="rcuQ6b:&uxqZud_1y|npT2md" jscontroller="udAs2b" data-wiz-uids="uxqZud_1y,uxqZud_1z,uxqZud_20" data-processed="true" style="visibility: hidden;"><span class="vKEkVd" data-animation-atomic="" data-wiz-attrbind="class=uxqZud_1y_TKHnVd;" data-processed="true" style="white-space: nowrap; position: relative;"><button jsuid="uxqZud_20" tabindex="0" data-amic="true" data-icl-uuid="d0dd58f7-c4aa-4b22-90cd-25cf76eda86d" aria-label="View related links" class="rBl3me" jsaction="click:&uxqZud_1y|S9kKve;mouseenter:&uxqZud_1y|sbHm2b;mouseleave:&uxqZud_1y|Tx5Rb" data-wiz-attrbind="disabled=uxqZud_1y_C5gNJc;class=uxqZud_1y_UpSNec;" data-ved="2ahUKEwifwd_v8KuRAxW7FDQIHWhuCs0Qye0OegQIBRAB" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 6px 0px 0px; 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color: rgb(10, 10, 10); font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><li jscontroller="vsuOFb" jsuid="uxqZud_22" data-hveid="CAYQAA" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: outside; padding-inline-start: 4px;"><span class="T286Pc" data-sfc-cp="" jscontroller="fly6D" jsuid="uxqZud_23" data-processed="true" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span class="Yjhzub" jscontroller="zYmgkd" jsuid="uxqZud_24" data-processed="true">Negative Feedback Loop:</span> Fossil fuels (via emissions) reduce hydro's effectiveness, forcing <em class="eujQNb" jscontroller="yHWXO" jsuid="uxqZud_25" data-processed="true">more</em> fossil fuel use to compensate, creating a cycle that works against decarbonization.</span></li><li jscontroller="vsuOFb" jsuid="uxqZud_26" data-hveid="CAYQAQ" data-processed="true" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; 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<meta charset="UTF-8"><div>----------------<br><br>\u201cThat social influences shape every person\u2019s practices, judgments and beliefs is a truism to which anyone will readily assent. \u2026. For psychologists, group pressure upon the minds of individuals raises a host of questions they would like to investigate in detail.<br><br>\u201cHow, and to what extent, do social forces constrain people\u2019s opinions and attitudes? This question is especially pertinent in our day.\u201d<br><br>Solomon E. Asch. Opinions and Social Pressure.<br><br>Scientific American. November 1955<br><br>--------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br>\u201cThirty-five years ago, Yale psychologist Irving Janis published an essay in the Yale Alumni Magazine explaining how a group of intelligent people working together to solve a problem can sometimes arrive at the worst possible answer.\u201d<br><br>"Members consider loyalty to the group the highest form of morality.\u201d<br><br>\u201cNobody today says, My area is groupthink. But what emerged subsequent to groupthink was an area called "judgment and decision making," which is one of the most important areas in all of psychology. In fact Danny Kahneman won the 2002 Nobel Prize based on his research into how rational people make irrational decisions.<br><br>Philip Zimbardo \u201859PhD \u2028Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Stanford University<br><br>https://yalealumnimagazine.com/articles/1947/a-brief-history-of-groupthink<br><br></div><br><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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