Episode 82 - Weather, Climate, and Texas
The Geology Flannelcast
English - February 22, 2021 01:33 - 1 hour - 54.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 177 ratingsNatural Sciences Science Education geology rocks sediment ocean science funny stone global warming Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The Flannelcasters talk about the recent winter storm in Texas, it’s effects on the power grid, and how it relates to weather and climate change.
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Texplainer: Why does Texas have its own power grid?
Texas largely relies on natural gas for power. It wasn’t ready for the extreme cold.
No, frozen wind turbines aren’t the main culprit for Texas’ power outages