IEEE Power & Energy Magazine - September/October 2014 - 6

absorbed by the upper layer of
the oceans is increasing by about
2 billion tons per year.

In This Issue
With this as background, the ieee
Power & energy magazine editorial
Board felt compelled to present an issue
that attempts to put these concerns into
perspective as they pertain to the electrical infrastructures throughout the
world. in the recent past, there have
been a multiplicity of events occurring
worldwide that have had catastrophic
effects on electric systems. Our issue's
guest editors, ralph masiello and Nick
abi-samra, have compiled a cohesive
set of seven articles that offer insight
into the entire spectrum of cause and
effect as well as into the research
and implementation of solutions to
mitigate the effects of future events,
which conceivably could be far more
catastrophic than those already experienced. the issue theme and the articles

are introduced by ralph and Nick in
their "Guest editorial." i want to offer
my thanks to ralph and Nick for their
superlative effort, a sentiment that i
believe our readers will echo.

to those who did not attend, we hope
our coverage will encourage their
attendance at the 2016 t&D in Dallas.

History on Vacation

We are very grateful to craig ivey, the
president of con edison, for providing
our issue's "in my View" column. mr.
ivey speaks from the "vantage" point of
his company being in the center of superstorm sandy where millions of customers lost power. he offers us a realistic
evaluation of what con edison views as
the path it must embark upon in light of
foreseeable climate change events, while
reducing its impact on the environment.
mr. ivey describes the formidable tasks
that a utility must address and the multiple factors to be considered before conclusions are reached. this column is both
realistic as well as sobering and a fitting
conclusion to the issue theme.

many of our readers, this one included,
will be disappointed to find that this
issue does not contain a "history" column. Unfortunately, associate history
editor carl sulzberger is enjoying an
unexpected "vacation" as a result of
extensive computer problems. though
carl may welcome some time off, his
work will be sorely missed, and our
hopes are that his technical problems
will be overcome before our next issue.

T&D Recap
to those of us who attended the recently
concluded t&D conference and exposition in chicago, we offer coverage
of this outstanding event in "society
News" to refresh their memories, and

Climate Change
from the Utility's View

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