A few decades ago, power outages in vast swathes of the United States were relatively rare and would normally be seen as black swan events, but in 2023 widespread blackouts have become a common occurence
  • kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Privatization and the ensuing lack of investment in the infrastructure are (and always have been) a large contributing factor.

    When you add an additional stressor to the system (like the increasing impacts of climate change), the lack of resilience will show itself.