power outage

Extreme weather, blackouts, and heatwaves may put more people at risk going forwards.

Preventing blackouts requires rethinking the grid.

Air conditioning isn’t your only weapon against the heat.

That little cook stove can keep your family well-fed during a blackout.

When the lights go off, so do ventilators, oxygen tanks, and more. But backup emergency systems are sparse, even as the US power grid grows more unstable.

Beware carbon monoxide.

Don’t get left struggling in the dark.

After surviving a storm, we still want to help

And what, if anything, could’ve prevented it?

Tired of Jack Frost knocking out your power? Victor Petrenko, an engineering professor at Dartmouth College, has developed de-icing technology...