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Time: Blame it on the rain--at least partially. Northern India has been plagued by prolonged blackouts over the past few days that have left some 600 million people without regular power. The electrical grid has never covered the entire country--around 300 million of India`s 1.2 billion citizens lack access to regular electricity--and isolated blackouts are common even in urban areas that normally get juice. But the collapse of the grid this week is something else, spreading to 22 of the country`s 28 states,......
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How Climate Change and the Monsoons Affect India’s Blackouts
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on July 31st, 2012
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