Climate change posing risks to trees poses risks to power lines. Dead bark makes trees fall, many fall on power lines. In a domino effect, the prior may lead to loss of power for households who need it for their medical needs. The serious impacts of climate change are pushing utilities to rethink underground lines.
Anonymous, "Climate Change Is Killing Trees And Causing Power Outages", contributed by Briana Leone, The Energy Rights Project, Platform for Experimental Collaborative Ethnography, last modified 21 July 2022, accessed 26 April 2024. https://energyrights.info/content/climate-change-killing-trees-and-causing-power-outages
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Climate change posing risks to trees poses risks to power lines. Dead bark makes trees fall, many fall on power lines. In a domino effect, the prior may lead to loss of power for households who need it for their medical needs. The serious impacts of climate change are pushing utilities to rethink underground lines.