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Extreme Weather Is Driving More U.S. Power Outages, Studies Show
For decades, residents of eastern Queens in New York City have complained that they're more likely to lose power when extreme weather hits, even as lights in other parts of the city stay on. A new ...
Vast Swath of U.S. at Risk of Summer Blackouts, Regulator Warns
A vast swath of North America from the Great Lakes to the West Coast is at risk of blackouts this summer as heat, drought, shuttered power plants and supply-chain woes strain the electric grid. Power ...
Power Outages Increase as Extreme Weather Inflicts Toll on Aging Grid, Vulnerable Citizens
Power outages from severe weather have doubled over the past two decades across the U.S., as a warming climate stirs more destructive storms that cripple broad segments of the nation's aging ...
Ida’s Floods and Outages Hamper Energy Firms’ Restart Efforts
Widespread flooding, power outages and debris-strewn roads slowed recovery efforts by energy companies on Tuesday after Hurricane Ida ripped into oil production facilities, ports and refineries. More ...
Another Business Interruption: Mass California Power Outages Return
Power supply to about 150,000 California homes and businesses is expected to be shut off on Wednesday, in the latest precautionary outage planned by utility giant PG&E against wildfire risks ...
California Forced Blackout Spreads; Economic Impact Could Reach $2.6B
The unprecedented power shutdown by California's PG&E Corp. has spread deeper into cities near San Francisco, ensnaring millions of people and raising the prospect that much of a major ...
Japan Pushes to Restore Power After Quake Causes Record Blackout, Injuries, Business Interruption
Japan's northern island of Hokkaido began to restore power after a strong earthquake overnight knocked out electricity throughout the entire prefecture of more than 5 million people. The magnitude ...
Eastern U.S. Blizzard Leaves Disruption and Death in Its Wake
New York, Washington and the U.S. Mid- Atlantic on Sunday shoveled away more than two feet of snow from a blizzard that brought the region to a standstill, grounded more than 13,000 flights, cut ...