John Oliver Offers A Vivid Demonstration Of Our Next Major Crisis

John Oliver on Sunday night looked at how vulnerable the U.S. power grid is as aging infrastructure meets increased demand and extreme weather events caused by climate change. Then, there are the unusual problems, like the 600+ power outages caused by squirrels, and hundreds more created by birds, balloons, raccoons, snakes and slugs. Advertisement “Let me just quickly say here: Kudos, slugs,” Oliver said. “Out of everything on that list, you are honestly the ones that I underestimated.” The nation’s power grid isn’t a single grid but three of them: the Eastern Interconnection, the Western Interconnection and a third in… Read Full Article