Rising temperatures and sea levels will profoundly impact the US energy sector in coming years, the US Department of Energy said in a report released on Thursday that outlined the need to mitigate the effects of climate change on power and fuel supplies. The report warns of the risks of storms and coastal flooding to important oil and gas installations, the degrading effects of heat on the nation's electrical distribution system and how scarcity of water could crimp new drilling technologies.
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