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Texas has lessons for all of us on infrastructure resilience

© Getty Images The snow and ice that unleashed a cascading set of power and water outages in Texas and surrounding states was a natural event.  The disaster that has since unfolded is anything but natural. Horrifying reports from cities like Jackson, Miss., whose residents are still without potable water weeks after the storm, are a direct consequence of our decades-long failure to maintain and upgrade our essential infrastructure systems.  Lots of media attention over the last few weeks has focused on the Texas power grid and energy system, but these technology failures are a symptom of a larger problem: as a nation we are terrible at investing in protection and prevention. This is partly a government funding problem, but it is not only about more money or fancier technology. Our governments need to manage risk better. 

ERCOT members meet to discuss problems that led to power blackout

ERCOT members meet to discuss problems that led to power blackout ERCOT meeting held to discuss avoiding future outages ERCOT holds special meeting to discuss what led to the historic Texas blackouts following the winter storm, and strategized on how to make sure it never happens again. Their goal for the meeting was to clarify exactly what went wrong that caused the power blackout in mid-February. They plan to meet late this month to identify exactly how to solve what went wrong. The goal is really to take the opportunity to start identifying and cataloging the issues that need improvement in our market, said Clif Lange, chair of ERCOT TAC.

Tomlinson: Texas Blackout left scars on businesses, but other disasters lurk ahead

Tomlinson: Texas Blackout left scars on businesses, but other disasters lurk ahead FacebookTwitterEmail 1of4 Annie Green looks at the remains of the home where she has lived for 46 years after it was demolished Wednesday morning, May 27, 2020, in Houston. Green s home flooded during Hurricane Harvey, and she has spent the past two years trying to find help rebuilding.Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less 2of4 A scene from 100 Boats: A Hurricane Harvey Documentary Syed Hasan, Texas Military Department / Texas Military DepartmentShow MoreShow Less 3of4 Screenshots of flooding simulations show how some of San Antonio s creeks and rivers would rise if the city were hit by a Hurricane Harvey-level storm. Contractors for the San Antonio River Authority produced the images.San Antonio River AuthorityShow MoreShow Less

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