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They are tuned for this, but would they really have a shortage if the typhoons stopped and they retuned?
by pfannkuchen 3y ago
They are tuned for this, but would they really have a shortage if the typhoons stopped and they retuned?
- kurthr 3y agoThey have droughts every 3-5 years near Taipei and during those droughts they regularly consider shuttering parts of Hsinchu Science Park where many of the largest fabs are are major users of water. They likely wouldn't turn off the newest fabs and might just run at lower capacity, but it's competing with farming and drinking water allocation. The dams don't hold that much capacity. https://www.npr.org/2023/04/13/1169462995/taiwan-makes-tough-decisions-as-it-faces-its-worst-drought-in-nearly-a-century https://www.npr.org/2023/04/13/1169462995/taiwan-makes-tough... Note that there was also a drought 2 years ago: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/08/technology/taiwan-drought-tsmc-semiconductors.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/08/technology/taiwan-drought...