Millions of people were left in the dark after Hurricane Helene battered the southeastern U.S. last week; as of Friday morning, days after the storm abated, more than 700,000 were still without power. The high costs of infrastructure improvements likely have contributed to the blackouts. Experts say more can be done to prevent power outages, but it would require significant investments. “If you have a hurricane without significant flooding, but still very strong winds, if your lines are put underground, then it's quite well protected against that," said Ram Rajagopal, a civil and environmental engineering professor at Stanford University. "In those situations, the real question i
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