26 June

For all the nuclear fans and social media experts out there who couldn’t even draw an atom, nuclear reactors use a shit-tonne of water. As do coal-fired power stations. Both are just big steam engines. And it has to be cool water, which with global warming is becoming difficult to find. Solar and wind power require no water. If you live on one of the driest continents on Earth, that’s critical. If you live on social media, reality is a foreign concept.