The United States has a lot more power outages than other countries do, and fixing this problem will be a massive undertaking.

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Across the United States, the average customer loses...

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With climate change making temperatures more extreme each year, like we recently saw in the great Texas freeze and the Northwest heatwave, large-scale power outages become a matter of life and death. Could a power grid failure during an...

Space weather can have a major effect on the technology we rely on. And a large solar flare could cause the most significant weather threat because so much of essential services are powered by a functioning electrical grid and a...

In this episode, we delve into the latest science of the “urban heat island” effect, learn about the looming threat of a potential “Katina-like event” that threatens their electrical grid, and explore the gamut of options being pursued...

Or geomagnetic storm, a severe disruption of the Earth's magnetosphere that can cripple satellites, and even cause severe damage to electrical systems on the ground.
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This video provides an overview of solar flares, explaining how they occur and their impact on Earth. It highlights the immense energy released during a solar flare and the various emissions it produces. The video also discusses the...

One evening there is a blackout. Bino and Fino aren’t happy about it but it makes them wonder where electricity comes from.