More than14.6 million people in Texas, USA were affected by the water cut. What is the reason?

Recently, the United States has been affected by extreme weather, and people's lives are in dire straits. First, the power is cut off, and then the water is cut off, which afflicts Americans. This time, more than 6.5438+0.4 million people in Texas have no water to drink, and their lives and work have been challenged as never before. This time, Texas is the worst-hit state. Because it is located in the northernmost part, it is most affected by the cold current and lasts the longest.

cause

Geographically, Dezhou is located in the northern hemisphere, close to the Arctic Circle, with a temperate maritime climate, abundant precipitation and frequent geological disasters and climate disasters. In recent years, due to climate warming and other reasons, the sea level has risen, which has brought more natural disasters to Texas.

Texas has a vast territory, a large population, dense underground pipelines and a huge number of public facilities. Maintenance and maintenance need a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources. Therefore, the government is often unable to meet its needs, the service needs to be improved, and the logistics support needs to be strengthened.

Abnormal weather caused Texas to be hit by a snowstorm, which lasted for a long time and had a large amount of snowfall, which directly caused a large number of water pipes to freeze and crack, and water diversion and water supply were interrupted. Strong winds and snowstorms once again damaged the power lines, leading to large-scale power outages, which brought a deeper impact on water supply.

The snowstorm that caused great losses and great harm in a short time has not stopped, and it will face long-term low temperature weather. Local government departments and emergency management bureau can't repair the pipeline quickly, so they can only apply for assistance to alleviate the urgent need by distributing water, quilts, meals and other materials.

It is worth mentioning that when a large-scale crisis occurred in Texas, Texas and Republican Senator Cruz went to Cancun, Mexico for a holiday a few days ago. After the news was exposed, it sparked heated public opinion. Later, many protesters were recorded outside Cruz's house, demanding that he take responsibility and resign. Cruz himself later responded that the trip to Mexico was a mistake.

Facing extreme weather

In recent years, due to climate warming, environmental pollution and other reasons, extreme weather has occurred frequently and intensified, which has brought shocks and challenges to human survival and reproduction. Where should human beings go and how should they face it?

First of all, don't panic when things happen. When encountering extreme weather, you should look for basic necessities to ensure the normal survival of yourself and your family. Secondly, we should face it calmly and actively communicate with government departments to solve corresponding problems. Finally, we should unite comrades to solve difficulties and reduce the impact of disasters.