Climate change is making summers hotter, blackouts more common, and heat-related illness more dangerous. The power system may be resilient—but it still has vulnerabilities.
What boggles my mind is that people are apparently moving to Texas, Florida, and the Southwest in droves because (at least in part) “California isn’t nice anymore,” “has too many regulations”, whatever; do these folks know that they’re moving to some of the most heat-stressed and water-stressed parts of the US? I’m guessing that a lot of them will be regretting their decision to move sooner rather than later. But to those who are already there, please do your best to stay cool and safe!
What boggles my mind is that people are apparently moving to Texas, Florida, and the Southwest in droves because (at least in part) “California isn’t nice anymore,” “has too many regulations”, whatever; do these folks know that they’re moving to some of the most heat-stressed and water-stressed parts of the US? I’m guessing that a lot of them will be regretting their decision to move sooner rather than later. But to those who are already there, please do your best to stay cool and safe!