blackouts
PG&E’s Blackouts Are Making It Harder to Measure the ‘Toxic Stew’ in the Air From California’s Wildfires
The blackouts imposed by power company PG&E knocked at least six air quality monitoring stations offline, the EPA confirmed to VICE News.
‘Violent and Damaging Winds’ Are About to Make California's Fires Even Worse
Meanwhile, millions of Californians are facing blackouts, and nearly 100,000 buildings are threatened.
These Reporters Won't Let Kashmir's Internet Blackout Stop Them
A government-imposed communications ban is preventing journalists from calling sources and doing research online.
Blackout At Home: When The Lights Went Out At Shea Stadium In 1977
40 years ago Thursday, the lights went out in New York and the city was plunged into 25 hours of chaos. Here's what that was like at Shea Stadium.
Record LA Gas Leak Could Bring Summer Blackouts to Southern California
Several California state agencies warn that a shortage in natural gas supplies could trigger blackouts when energy consumption rises during the warm summer months.
South African Protesters Threatened to Burn Down Nelson Mandela's Former Home
The demonstrators are angry about rolling blackouts and the state utility company’s switch to a prepaid billing system due to a high volume of unpaid bills.
The FBI Said Last Year's Coordinated Attack on a Power Grid Was Not Terrorism
A coordinated sniper attack on an electrical substation in San Jose, California, seemed to have all the telltale signs of an act of terrorism, but the FBI disagreed. No matter what it was, the incident highlights the vulnerability of America's...
The Vicious, Mysterious Cycle of Yemen's Blackouts
“As much as I hate them, a part of me appreciates the blackouts,” a friend who grew up in an impoverished village southwest of Sanaa once told me. “[The saboteurs] show people in Sanaa how the rest of Yemen lives.”