Firefighters drop water on the Route Fire near Castaic, Calif., last week. | Mario Tama/Getty Images This week, the nation is getting a jarring reminder that extreme weather can imperil the infrastructure that provides our basic needs. In California, a record-shattering heat wave is pushing the power grid to its limit. In Jackson, Miss., more […]

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