US EditionWhy freezing rain has millions at risk of losing power
Winter Storm Fern threatens over 180 million people with up to 20 inches of snow and prolonged outages, especially impacting vulnerable communities reliant on electric heating, officials said.
- Officials across the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. have been sounding the alarm about the potential for freezing rain to wreak havoc on power systems.
- Texas experienced the worst-case scenario in 2021, when Winter Storm Uri's freezing temperatures crippled the state's power grid for five days and led to 246 storm-related deaths.
- While energy providers are prepositioned to fix any outages, and there's been an effort to clear trees and branches near power lines in recent years, there are lots of ways that we're dependent on energy that we don't realize until a crisis hits.
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Freezing rain to cause road closures, power outages during winter storm
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) - As the threat of a winter storm looms for most of the U.S., parts of the south will experience heavy accumulations of ice via freezing rain. But what causes the formation of freezing rain, and how does it cause road closures and widespread power outages? Be sure to tune into KTAL [...]
Millions of Americans prepare for potentially catastrophic ice storm
Millions of Americans are bracing for a potentially catastrophic ice storm from New Mexico to the Carolinas. Forecasters say it could crush trees, power lines, and cause power outages for days. Northern states up to New England might see enough…
Millions of Americans Prepare for Potentially Catastrophic Ice Storm. Here’s What the Numbers Show | Headline USA
(Headline USA) Millions of Americans from New Mexico to the Carolinas are bracing for a potentially catastrophic ice storm that could crush trees and power lines and knock out power for days, while Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, New York City and Boston could see enough snow to make travel very difficult or nearly impossible, forecasters say. About 78 million people in two-dozen states, from New Mexico and Montana in the West to the Carolinas a…
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