Covid-Battered Texas Faces Costly Recovery After Winter Storm
Basics remain scarce in some parts of Texas, and many already battered by a year of the coronavirus now face a costly recovery.
What a Texas Plumber Faces Now: A State Full of Burst Pipes
- Data Covid-19 USA — Since a winter storm and hard freeze swept through the state last week, knocking out power and heat, homeowners have swamped plumbers with urgent repair calls.
The Daily: Climate Change and the Texas Blackouts
One of the worst winter storms in years has plunged large parts of the United States into a deadly energy crisis. It may be a glimpse of America’s future.
Texas Blackouts Hit Minority Neighborhoods Especially Hard
As the freak winter storm raged, historically marginalized communities were among the first to face power outages, experts say.
Winter Storm Disrupts Automakers, Retailers and Delivery Services
Power outages, natural gas shortages and icy conditions made it hard for automakers, retailers and delivery carriers to operate across much of the South and Midwest.
Texas Winter Storm Leads to Power Outages and Angry Residents
“I’m kind of angry,” said one man whose family has been without power since Monday. A winter storm caused physical damage to the electrical grid’s infrastructure as well as a surge in demand.
A Glimpse of the Future in Texas: Climate Change Means Trouble for Power Grids
Systems are designed to handle spikes in demand, but the wild and unpredictable weather linked to global warming will very likely push grids beyond their limits.
Icy Storm Barrels Across Central U.S., Leaving Millions Without Power
The snowstorm covered a huge part of the country, including states unaccustomed to slick roads and a deep freeze.
Scenes From a Record-Setting Winter Storm
The coast-to-coast storm brought heavy snow and frigid temperatures as well as prompted rolling blackouts.
At Least 120 Million Americans Bracing for Coast-to-Coast Storm
Widespread winter storm warnings or advisories were posted on Sunday as low temperatures, heavy snow and ice threatened huge swaths of the country.
New York Braces for Second Day of Snow
It won’t be nearly as heavy as Monday, but as much as 24 inches is expected to have piled up when the snowfall ends late Tuesday.
Category Breaker
- Biden White House: message discipline, no news conference
WASHINGTON — No news conference. No Oval Office address. No primetime speech to a joint session of Congress. President Joe Biden is the first executive in four decades to reach this point in his term without holding a formal question and answer session. It reflects…