To reveal the disparate impact of managed power outages on vulnerable subpopulations in Harris County, Texas, which encompasses the city of Houston, we collected and analyzed community-scale big data using statistical and trend classification analyses. The results highlight the spatial and temporal ...
Texas:In Harris County, which includes Houston, all Covid-19 testing and vaccination sites were closed Wednesday due to the weather and power outages. The closure came after power was cut to the Harris County Public Health Department building and the backup generator also failed, putting over 8...
“We’ve seen a lot of cases come from this winter storm — including people who have been burned in fires, entire families who have had carbon monoxide poisoning because of the water outages. A lot of people who are on dialysis, for example, are missing dialysis and showing up to hosp...
Standing in Harris County’s emergency management center early Monday, Lina Hidalgo said she and other officials realized “that we couldn’t just take the words from ERCOT at face value.” “They kept telling us that more power generation was coming online, only to send more o...
Texas: In Harris County, which includes Houston, all Covid-19 testing and vaccination sites were closed Wednesday due to the weather and power outages. The closure came after power was cut to the Harris County Public Health Department building and the backup generator also failed, putting ov...
While power outages have mostly been restored, the county continues to deal with water and food issues, Hidalgo said. She asked all residents to assume they are under a boil water advisory unless they know otherwise. It should be a few days before water issues are resolved, Hidalgo said,...
While power outages have mostly been restored, the county continues to deal with water and food issues, Hidalgo said. She asked all residents to assume they are under a boil water advisory unless they know otherwise. It should be a few days before water issues are resolved, Hidalgo said,...