What do you get when incompetent leadership and a fragile energy grid meet? A catastrophic failure of the power grid, duh! This week, on the first episode of Season 4, we're discussing the major winter storm that affected Texas in February 2021. If you enjoy the show, be sure to rate it five stars! Show Merch: <a href="https://destinationdisaster.company.site/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://destinationdisaster.company.site/</a> Follow the Show! <a href="https://www.instagram.com/destination.disaster/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/destination.disaster/</a><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinationDisaster/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinationDisaster/</a> Sources: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_13–17,_2021_North_American_winter_storm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_13–17,_2021_North_American_winter_storm</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Reliability_Council_of_Texas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Reliability_Council_of_Texas</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Texas_power_crisis#cite_note-:1-55" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Texas_power_crisis#cite_note-:1-55</a> Music: Cody Martin - Leviathan﻿<a href="https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/14667" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/14667</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 42 - The I-35W Bridge Collapse

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