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unspeakablehorrorOne of the many, many things going wrong in the US and world of late:
Major disasters like this are going to continue to become more common throughout the US and throughout the world due to a combination of political shortsightedness and climate change (also fueled by political shortsightedness). This happened because Texas politicians deregulated the electricity market and didn't ensure the electric infrastructure was winterized. But a lot of critical infrastructure throughout the US is aging or inadequately fortified and not going to be able to withstand the climate crises to come (if it has even lasted this long). This needs to be addressed or it's just going to get worse.
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Major disasters like this are going to continue to become more common throughout the US and throughout the world due to a combination of political shortsightedness and climate change (also fueled by political shortsightedness). This happened because Texas politicians deregulated the electricity market and didn't ensure the electric infrastructure was winterized. But a lot of critical infrastructure throughout the US is aging or inadequately fortified and not going to be able to withstand the climate crises to come (if it has even lasted this long). This needs to be addressed or it's just going to get worse.