This could mean increased demand for electricity in the densely-populated state which may increase the risk of power shortages during heat waves, said Katharine Hayhoe, a climate researcher in the Department of Geosciences at Texas Tech University who co-authored the report with researchers from the University of California, Berkeley. If additional electricity were generated through fossil fuels, this could mean even more emissions of heat-trapping gasses that cause climate change.

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