This week’s freezing temperatures and winter storms in Texas led to far fewer power outages than a similar freeze last year. But worryingly, a handful of Texas counties with high rates of power outages also have high numbers of people who need power for medical devices, according to a new analysis byLosing electricity in bitter cold is always dangerous, but it’s particularly scary for people who rely on it to keep medical devices like ventilators running.
The tens of thousands of people who lost power in Texas this week pales in comparison to last year’s cold snap-induced outages, which affected millions and led to the deaths of
Can you name a county in the US that *doesn't* need electricity for medical devices...?
Statistically, wouldn't that be nearly every county in the nation?