Hurricane Ida exposed the grid’s weaknesses. It didn’t have to be that way. Scott Olson / Getty Images Emily PontecorvoReporterPublishedSep 03, 2021TopicClimate + Extreme WeatherShareTwitterFacebook Hurricane Ida, one of the strongest storms to hit the U.S. on record, intensified so rapidly before hitting New Orleans that city officials did not have enough time to issue a mandatory evacuation order. […]