Texas was ill-prepared when the havoc hit the city in mid-February despite energy regulators had warned the state’s electric-grid operators and climate scientists had cautioned that a warming planet would cause climate chaos. The catastrophe’s fallout can be related to a string of planning failures, including Texas wasn’t hardened electricity infrastructure and several power plants ignored weather forecasters’ warnings. The cascade of failures in Texas implicates the greatest challenges ahead in this climate-charged world –– business as usual isn’t working. According to a growing body of research, climate change can be linked with the polar vortex, a weakened jet stream allows freezing air to drift down to lower latitudes. These climate curveballs had led to the electric grid can’t ensure electricity supply can always match demand. Besides, global warming intensifies can create an existential threat for many communities. Therefore, we require a new way of thinking. Investing fully in measures that have proved to work, for instance, hardening infrastructure and holistically planning.
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