Gas Prices Jump 10 Cents in Idaho Within a Week
We were warned that gas prices would surge here in Idaho soon. This week, those high gas prices showed up. The average price of a gallon of regular gas has jumped 10 cents just in the past week! The average price of gas here in Idaho is $2.60 per gallon - that is 15 cents more than a month ago and seven cents more than it was a year ago.
No where is safe! No matter where you go in Idaho, you re bound to experience surging gas prices. Some are even experiencing a 12 to 18 cent increase in just a week. Rising gas prices has been a national trend recently. The U.S. average is $2.72 per gallon which is 30 cents more than a month ago and 28 cents more than a year ago. AAA says that the national average will hit $2.80 per gallon some time in March. While Idaho prices are still 12 cents cheaper than the national prices, that could flip.
Experts say drivers could soon be paying more at the gas pump, as the nation s largest oil refineries shut down to conserve power.
Natural gas prices rose more than 7% during this wave of extremely cold weather across large parts of the country.
Winter weather is overwhelming power grids unprepared for climate change, leaving millions without electricity in record-breaking cold.
At least 20 people have died, some while struggling to find warmth inside their homes. In the Houston area, one family succumbed to carbon monoxide from car exhaust in their garage; another perished after flames spread from their fireplace.
Blame the polar vortex, a weather pattern that usually keeps to the arctic, but is increasingly visiting lower latitudes and staying beyond its welcome. Scientists say climate change caused by humans is partly responsible for making its southward escapes longer and more frequent.