The Ocean Conducts Blackouts: How La Niña Steers the US Power Grid
The Pacific Ocean behaves like a conductor setting the tempo for outages in the American power grid. When the ocean shifts into its cold phase, known as La Niña, lights start going out more often across the US. Researchers traced this connection over 24 years and confirmed that the ocean really does drive the weather, and the weather batters wires and transformers.