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Dangerous Storms Spoil Halloween, Leave Half A Million Without Power Across Northeast
Dangerous Storms Spoil Halloween, Leave Half A Million Without Power Across Northeast A powerful storm swept through the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast overnight in a spooky fashion, producing 50 mph gusts, damaged powerlines, and has left more than a half-million customers without power on Friday morning. Approximately 613,00 customers, with the bulk of the power outages […]
How to Deal with Rolling Blackouts: Notes from South Africa
How to Deal with Rolling Blackouts: Notes from South Africa Editor’s note: By now, just about everyone has heard about the difficulties occurring in South Africa. The violence is palpable, the corruption is an everyday fact, and utilities such as water and electricity are no longer a given. Not only that, but the cost of these utilities has […]
PG&E’s Rolling Blackouts Could Leave 1.8 Million Californians Without Power
PG&E’s Rolling Blackouts Could Leave 1.8 Million Californians Without Power Parts of California are seriously starting to behave like a third world country. No, we’re not talking about the poop, homeless, and opioid crisis on the streets of San Francisco, we’re talking about rolling blackouts from the state’s electric company, PG&E Corp. The next round of blackouts […]
California Hit By Dual Shock: LA Gas Prices Spike Above $5 As Residents Learn Solar Panels Don’t Work In Blackouts
California Hit By Dual Shock: LA Gas Prices Spike Above $5 As Residents Learn Solar Panels Don’t Work In Blackouts Millions of Californians may have just suffered an unprecedented, induced blackout by the state’s largest (and bankrupt) utility, PG&E, just so it isn’t blamed for starting even more fires causing it to go even more […]
PG&E Outage Leaves 60,000 People Without Power In San Francisco
PG&E Outage Leaves 60,000 People Without Power In San Francisco Embattled utility PG&E reported a service interruption on Friday that cut power to 22,000 customers – about 60,000 people – in San Francisco and stranded riders on the city’s Muni rail service. One reporter said problems with PG&E Substation A had likely caused the outage, […]
Preparedness Author Michael Mabee Warns of Grid Threats: “It is not enough to be the only prepared family”
Preparedness Author Michael Mabee Warns of Grid Threats: “It is not enough to be the only prepared family” In the U.S. we are literally on life support, plugged into the electric grid. If somebody unplugs us, everything necessary to sustain life stops: food, water, fuel, transportation, medical care, communications, financial – everything. The grid is […]
State Of Emergency Declared As “Historic Winter Storm” Pounds Carolinas; 100,000 Without Power
State Of Emergency Declared As “Historic Winter Storm” Pounds Carolinas; 100,000 Without Power A significant and possibly “historic” winter storm is pounding North Carolina to central and southern Virginia with heavy snowfall will bring the likelihood of widespread power outages and travel disruptions into early next week. AccuWeather meteorologists forecast the heaviest snowfall is expected from the southern Appalachians […]
Government Agency Warning: Space Storms Could Cause Mass BLACKOUTS
Government Agency Warning: Space Storms Could Cause Mass BLACKOUTS The Met Office has told United Kingdom ministers that space storms could cause massive blackouts and destroy computers. According to the government agency’s study, a space storm could bring down the internet and all communications. According to The Sunday Times, a new report is claiming that huge […]
Catastrophic Destruction by Michael, Millions Without Power, Towns Destroyed
Catastrophic Destruction by Michael, Millions Without Power, Towns Destroyed Hurricane Michael destroyed entire towns. The electric grid won’t need to be restored, it will need to be rebuilt. ✔ · Oct 11, 2018 #Florida primer on this thread just so those outside state understand a little bit about NW part of the state. It is […]
Florence Death Toll Climbs To 17 As 3-Month-Old Dies; Wilmington “Virtually Cut Off”
Florence Death Toll Climbs To 17 As 3-Month-Old Dies; Wilmington “Virtually Cut Off” The storm that is now known as Tropical Depression Florence has seen its winds slacken since it first reached the Carolina coast on Friday (though it has battered parts of the state with wind and rains since Thursday), but the unceasing rains […]
“A Life Changing Event”: 3 Million To Lose Power, Hog Farmers Panic As Hurricane Set To Smash Into Coast
“A Life Changing Event”: 3 Million To Lose Power, Hog Farmers Panic As Hurricane Set To Smash Into Coast With Hurricane Florence barreling down on North Carolina, local industries – especially hog farmers – are preparing for the worst. Meanwhile, millions are at risk of losing power as they brace for a historic weather event. According […]
Solar Storms Present Danger Of BLACKOUTS For Major East Coast Cities
Solar Storms Present Danger Of BLACKOUTS For Major East Coast Cities The largest solar storm in recent history struck in 1859 and the auroras could be seen across the globe. But a solar storm of that magnitude today would cause devastating blackouts in major cities on the East Coast of the United States. An upcoming report […]
EMP Commission Warns Of Year-Long Blackout And A Massive Death Toll
EMP Commission Warns Of Year-Long Blackout And A Massive Death Toll A federal EMP commission report warns that even the smallest EMP attack on our grid system would down it for about a year, if not longer. A year-long blackout would certainly be coupled with a massive death toll that would devastate entire populations. The […]
The Death Of Traditional Power Grids
The Death Of Traditional Power Grids The problem with centralized power grids is that they can be crippled at just one point of failure, leaving consumers vulnerable to outages. According to Mark Feasel of Schneider Electric, the cost of such outages for the U.S economy overall is $150 billion a year. An irritating inconvenience for […]
3 Emergency Cooking Ideas Anyone Can Do
3 Emergency Cooking Ideas Anyone Can Do Going without power because of a natural disaster can be stressful. There are steps you can take to plan for the next storm and one of these is to set up a system for emergency cooking. I think it is fun when the power goes out and […]
