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Two hydro-rich provinces are being forced to import power from other jurisdictions due to severe drought in Western Canada. Both B.C.

Two hydro-rich provinces are being forced to import power from other jurisdictions due to severe drought in Western Canada.

Two hydro-rich provinces are being forced to import power from other jurisdictions due to severe drought in Western Canada.

Two hydro-rich provinces are being forced to import power from other jurisdictions due to severe drought in Western Canada.

Two hydro-rich provinces are being forced to import power from other jurisdictions due to severe drought in Western Canada.

Both B.C. and Manitoba, where the vast majority of power is hydroelectric, are experiencing low reservoir levels that have negatively affected electricity production this fall and winter.

There's no risk of the lights going out any time soon. But scientists say climate change is making drought both more common and more severe, which means more pressure on hydroelectric producers in the years to come.

Two hydro-rich provinces are being forced to import power from other jurisdictions due to severe drought in Western Canada. Both B.C.

Both B.C. and Manitoba are experiencing low reservoir levels that have negatively affected electricity production this fall and winter

There's no risk of the lights going out any time soon. But scientists say climate change is making drought both more common and more severe, which means more pressure on hydroelectric producers in the years to come.