17% of U.S. adults say they have taken steps to prepare their homes for disaster since the outages in Texas, and 26% say they plan to make changes. 84% of adults have seen, read or heard “a lot” or “some” about the winter storms in the central and southern U.S. that caused millions of power outages, predominantly in Texas. 56% of both Black and Hispanic respondents said they have made or are considering disaster-related preparations to their homes; 40% of white respondents said the same. In light of rare storms and record low temperatures last month that left millions in Texas and neighboring states without electricity, heating and water, certain segments of the public seem to be registering the need to prepare themselves for potential future disasters.