3/17/2023 0 Comments Two people lost in the storm![]() Over two-thirds agreed that “due to climate change Texas is more likely to be adversely affected by severe weather than 30 years ago.” The study found that 75 percent disapprove and 65 percent strongly disapprove of the misnamed Electric Reliability Council of Texas’ handling of the blackout according to the study, with half disapproving of Republican Governor Gregg Abbott’s performance during the storm. Three-quarters of people had difficulty obtaining groceries, with 71 percent not being able to access internet service, and 63 percent even lacking access to bottled water. Half of Texans lost access to water during the same period with the average time without potable water being 40 hours. According to the same study, 4.5 million homes and businesses were without power at the peak of the blackout, with the economic toll expected to be as high as $295 billion. The outages affected 69 percent of Texans during the week of the storm with the average length of time without power being 42 hours according to a University of Houston study, with some people losing power for up to five days. The death spike was not recorded in surrounding states which did not have widespread and prolonged power outages. The lowest estimate is nearly three times the state’s current numbers. ![]() The analysis, reviewed by three independent experts, estimates between 426 and 978 died, using the mortality data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) which tracked the number of excess deaths after the storm in order to establish the number killed by the storm and ensuing blackout catastrophe. People wait in line to fill propane tanks Wednesday, Feb.
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