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In addition to causing spikes in electricity demand as people fire up air conditioners, the scorching temperatures have led to a spate of disruptions at oil refineries.
As the world makes its efforts to lessen its dependency on fossil fuels, the rise in weather-driven refinery disruptions focuses on the surging array of challenges. The rising heat has led to refiners slash oil processing by nearly 2% globally in the past two months.
European crude processing dropped by 700,000 barrels a day over the summer from a year earlier, according to an estimate from industry consultant FGE - around 6 percent of regional throughput, based on figures from BP Plc’s latest Statistical Review of World Energy.
Searing temperatures from Texas to Tokyo over the summer are the latest reminder of a growing headache for the energy system, as extreme heat becomes a threat to fuel supply.
The Pentagon's latest $175m package of weapons aid drawn from stockpiles includes depleted uranium ammunition for Abrams tanks.