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PG&E is about to shut off power to 800,000 customers in 34 counties in central and Northern California to stop its equipment from causing wildfires, if you’re curious about American infrastructure’s resilience under increasingly dire climatic conditions. latimes.com/california/sto…
Hotter weather ⏭ drier conditions ⏭ longer fire seasons ⏭ more chances for things to go wrong 🔥🔥🔥
It is interesting to me that people think these things are not connected! In the land of money, disasters are, above all, an insurance problem.
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It's very possible PG&E is being extra-conservative with power shutdowns because a fire during the firm's bankruptcy case would be harder for them to deal with than a fire outside of bankruptcy. This thread explains why (1/
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So here is what's happening on the ground in California for the fire weather story. It's genuinely freaking everybody out. If we get ZERO fires out of this (small miracle) the power shut off will be remembered for a long time. #MorningBlend10 1/
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I'm in San Fran to cover two key PG&E hearings.

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1️⃣ CALIFORNIA DIRECTED ENERGY WEAPONS (DEW)
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