These conditions are forcing the farmers to plant alternative crops and to search for other sources of irrigation.

CNN: 'Climate change' forces Eskimos to abandon village

And then there was the lack of electrical power -- the quakes cracked a hydroelectric power plant, forcing authorities to shut it down, making even a nearby airport unusable until portable generators could go online.

CNN: Chinese rescuers impeded by earthquake damage

The blaze broke out Thursday just north of Powerhouse No. 1, a hydroelectric plant near the Los Angeles Aqueduct, forcing about 200 evacuations in the mountain community of Green Valley.

NPR: Southern Calif Wildfire Explodes In Size Overnight

This was after the leak at the Fukushima nuclear plant resulted in other nuclear plants being shut, forcing it to rely on traditional thermal power stations to produce electricity.

BBC: Tepco seeks more aid as Fukushima clean-up costs rise