US mostly dodged disaster this time. But what if Net Zero mandates aren’t adjusted or ended?

Winter Storm Fern (January 23-27) dumped heavy snow and ice on more than 240,000,000 Americans across 40 states and 2,300 miles, beginning in Arizona and wrapping up in Maine.

Scores died, including 20 in New York City, where Mayor Mamdani refused to close homeless camps or compel “unhoused residents” to move indoors, instead letting them rely on the “warmth of collectivism.”

Roads and highways were impassable, 11 states declared emergencies, 30 airports closed for a day or more, and many cities recorded 10-24 inches of snow.

The New York Times asked “What’s up with this big freeze? Some scientists see climate change link.” Two years earlier its headline warned, “Weirdly warm winter has climate fingerprints all over it, study says.” Fossil fuel fearmongering clearly never ends.

Mid-twenties temperatures in Florida clobbered citrus groves and froze iguanas. The reptiles fell from trees, providing “tastes-like-chicken” meat for sumptuous stews, curries, gumbos and soups, and helping conservation officials to cull the rampant invasive species.

There were no widespread blackouts from power failures, though there were close calls. Texas gas lines were weatherproofed after Winter Storm Uri (February 2021) and other jurisdictions had kept coal and gas generators operational, instead of opting to rely on wind and solar that were virtually useless during Fern’s mostly windless and sunless onslaught.

However, ice on trees and power lines caused prolonged power outages that left millions of homes and businesses without electricity – or heat. Two weeks later, thousands still had no electricity.

In Memphis, a friend got her power back quickly, because her home is near shops, groceries and restaurants. But nearby areas were still without power a week after Fern, despite the local utility deploying 1,800 lineworkers.........

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