Last weekend I wrote about the fires in California. This week we look at hopeful ways we can begin to chip away at this complicated issue.
Even during a global pandemic, other world problems don’t take a break. As most of the world focuses on combating COVID-19, there’s another growing issue that is affecting how we live and the future of our planet. And we won’t be able to ignore it for long.
What’s Happening Right Now: Climate Change Challenges
Climate change has led to rises in severe weather, which threaten the safety and well-being of people around the globe. Climate change impacts every industry, but especially the utilities industry.
New research from Accenture found that 95% of utilities executives believe climate change has contributed to increased extreme weather events that their electricity networks have experienced over the past computer science vs computer engineering. On top of that, 90% of executives believe rising severe weather brings an increased financial risk to their businesses.
Increased greenhouse gases have led to more cases of severe weather, including blizzards, droughts, wildfires, flooding and more, which have a huge impact on utilities. The vast majority (73%) of executives say that extreme weather has created a large challenge to their network operations and safety.
It’s not going away any time soon—both executives and meteorologists expect severe weather to continue to increase in both frequency and intensity in the coming years.
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