Timeline for Death toll of a week without technology?
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| May 29, 2018 at 3:43 | comment | added | Loren Pechtel | I live in a desert. If this disruption happens in the summer the only reason I think there would be any survivors is all the swimming pools. Otherwise those who had stockpiled enough wouldn't be able to defend it from the thirsty hordes. | |
| May 29, 2018 at 3:38 | comment | added | Draco18s no longer trusts SE | Oh, definitely. Its just interesting how much water is used in power (and how much power in water). :) | |
| May 29, 2018 at 3:29 | comment | added | manassehkatz-Moving 2 Codidact | @Draco18s Fascinating. Of course California is a state that on the one hand tries to be very efficient in energy usage in general and on the other hand has (effectively, even if not billed that way) some of the most expensive water around because of the distance it travels from source to user. Interesting, but not that relevant here - most water supply in industrialized countries will simply be "off" when this event happens. | |
| May 29, 2018 at 3:23 | comment | added | Draco18s no longer trusts SE | That was the number California arrived at a couple of years ago. I couldn't find the global number. It should also be noted that three Niagara Falls worth of water is used in electricity generation in the US. | |
| May 29, 2018 at 2:48 | comment | added | manassehkatz-Moving 2 Codidact | @Draco18s That sounds rather high to me. But even if it is 1/10 of 1%, it doesn't matter - if the municipal water system depends on any electrical power at all - including generator or battery backup - it won't work in this scenario and once the local storage (water towers, if they exist in your area) runs out, everyone is on bottled water (safe but limited) or boiled/bleached water (safe if done right, though inconvenient for anyone who doesn't live next to a river). | |
| May 29, 2018 at 2:44 | comment | added | Draco18s no longer trusts SE | A note on the water: something like a fifth of generated power goes to pumping water. | |
| May 28, 2018 at 21:28 | history | answered | manassehkatz-Moving 2 Codidact | CC BY-SA 4.0 |