N E W S B R I E F
CONUS
22 FEBRUARY 2022
- NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO REPORTED THAT AMERICANS ARE FLEEING TO PLACES WHERE POLITICAL VIEWS MATCH THEIR OWN
- INFLATION IN THE US HAS SPIKED TO A CRUSHING 40 YEAR HIGH, AS THE PRICES OF GOODS AND SERVICES CONTINUES TO RISE MAKING VALUE A HARD FIND TO SECURE FOR AMERICANS
- THE US ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS BECOMING LESS DEPENDABLE. OUTAGES HAVE OCCURED WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS, WITH REPORTING HIGHLIGHTING THAT IN 2000, FEWER THAN 24 MAJOR DISRUPTIONS OCCURRED. IN 2020, THE NUMBER SURPASSED 180