Texas Energy Crisis in 2021: Emerging Climate Risks, Extreme Weather and Key Takeaways to Increase Resilience
Article from: OGEL 4 (2021), in Climate Change
Introduction
Recent years have witnessed various extreme weather events across the globe that have caused major power supply disruptions. Examples include the heatwaves and wildfires in California and Australia in 2019 and 2020, which led to load shedding and eventually to rolling blackouts. The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active on record with 13 storms developing into hurricanes. These events demonstrate that electricity systems are already exposed to and greatly affected by climate hazards. The latest extreme weather event took place around Valentine's Day in ...