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Blackouts hit Texas as arctic blast threatens electric grid

Por: Newsweek Nation December 23, 2022

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Texas residents have started to lose electricity as an arctic blast and strong winds hit the state Friday.Meteorologists forecasted a frigid arctic blast to encompass much of the United States in the days before Christmas, stretching as far south as Texas.The extreme cold, which plunged the Texas panhandle into single digit temperatures that felt like subzero temperatures because of the wind chill, has already started to stress the electric... + full article



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