Sunday, February 14, 2021
As lovebirds hunker down together to celebrate Valentine’s Day with what looks to be a romantic evening snowfall, rumors swirl that Texas’ grid infrastructure might not be able to handle the upcoming inclement weather.
Many Texans quickly learn that Texas is the only state in the nation with its own power grid, mainly to avoid federal regulation. That grid is operated by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), a company that releases warnings that “rolling outages” in duration of 10-45 minutes could befall customers across the state if demand outstrips supply.
As a precautionary measure, UT announces that campus will close at 4 p.m. and remain closed until Wednesday, February 17, at 8 a.m. That includes all virtual classes as well. UT Libraries immediately close.
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Texas Cold-Stun Of 2021 Was Largest Sea Turtle Rescue In History, Scientists Say Mar 13, 2021
The Valentine s Day winter storm of 2021 left Texans shivering in the dark, but that didn t stop intrepid volunteers from heading out into the suddenly frigid waters of the Gulf Coast to save thousands of sea turtles at risk of dying. This is the story of the largest sea turtle cold-stun event in recorded history, according to scientists.
As the historic storm plunged temperatures into the 20s, boat captain Henry Rodriguez headed out into the choppy waters of the Laguna Madre off South Padre Island.
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The Valentine s Day winter storm of 2021 left Texans shivering in the dark, but that didn t stop intrepid volunteers from heading out into the suddenly frigid waters of the Gulf Coast to save thousands of sea turtles at risk of dying. This is the story of the largest sea turtle cold-stun event in recorded history, according to scientists.
As the historic storm plunged temperatures into the 20s, boat captain Henry Rodriguez headed out into the choppy waters of the Laguna Madre off South Padre Island. After noticing the first turtle, we noticed a whole bunch of other turtles just popping up, he says. We recovered 105 turtles the first day.
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Including some cold-stunned green sea turtles.
I don t know about you, but most people I know love sea turtles. Maybe the super cool character of Crush on
Disney s
Finding Nemo contributed a bit. But even before, there s been something endearing about these creatures for many of us.
(Check out the photo gallery below to get a good look at them during and after the rescue.)
Because of the mild winters experienced around the Gulf of Mexico in the recent past, thousands of sea turtles were delayed in the shallow bays. And outside of last week s extreme low temps, this winter had been relatively mild, too.