Changing Climate Necessitates Updated Infrastructure Backed by Weather Data

“Unfortunately, the world’s infrastructure has been designed and built for weather conditions that are no longer valid,” concludes columnist Gene Wolf in October’s T&D World.*

He begins by stating that “Global climate change is taking its toll by making extreme weather events more frequent and intense.” Wolf cites floods, droughts, heatwaves, and wildfires throughout the summer across the northern hemisphere.

Bottom line: Climate data – weather monitoring – is critical to updating standards and codes to reflect a more current reality.

Check out our CWS Applications to see how utilities like Bear Valley Electric Service and Umatilla Electric Coop use weather station data for real-time decision-making and hazard mitigation, as well as archiving for analysis and modeling. 

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*Reference: Wolf G. (2022, October). Changing Standards for Climate Change. T&D World, p. 10.