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Silent Killer: Lessons from the North American Ice Storm of 2007

Silent Killer: Lessons from the North American Ice Storm of 2007

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Benjamin Kahn
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This January 12 will mark the 16th anniversary (2007) of the start of the North American Ice Storm of 2007, a disaster that impacted multiple states, crippled energy grids, and led to hundreds-of-thousands being left without power.

a close up of a tree branch with ice on it
Photo by 张 嘴 on Unsplash

January 2007 had started off normal enough (NWS, 2007) as Mid and South Westerners prepared for yet …

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