A deadly winter storm has severely strained power facilities in Texas and left millions in the cold and dark for days.
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The situation in Texas has also become a water crisis. Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses are dealing with burst pipes or have been ordered to boil water, as water utilities suffer from frozen wells and treatment plants run on backup power.
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Texas power outages are the result of “a natural disaster compounded by a man-made disaster” and not renewable energy, @JohnAvlon says. “The real culprit is extreme weather courtesy of climate change.” #RealityCheck
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As Texas' deep freeze wreaks havoc on land, sea animals also suffer in its icy waters. This week, Sea Turtle, Inc., a nonprofit in South Padre Island, rescued more than 2,500 at-risk turtles from nearby waters. It's collecting hundreds by the day. https://t.co/ZvlZbeGeIb