Etiket: blackouts
Solar storm could cause blackouts and northern lights in Canada
The Canadian Space Weather Center says the storm associated with massive solar flares hit all of Canada Friday afternoon. The U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration has released its first…
United States | Solar storm could cause blackouts and northern lights
(Cape Canaveral) An unusually strong solar storm heading toward Earth could produce northern lights in the United States and disrupt communications this weekend. Posted at 1:02 p.m. Marcia Dunn Associated…
Blackouts caused by ice storm fixed, says Hydro-Quebec
Hydro-Quebec announced Thursday morning that all the power outages caused by the ice storm that hit several regions of Quebec on April 5 have been repaired. Shortly after 6:00 a.m.…
War in Ukraine, Day 325 | Russia bombs, blackouts ordered nationwide
(Kyiv) Power cuts were ordered across most parts of Ukraine on Saturday after a wave of Russian strikes, including one that left nine people dead and 64 injured on an…
Sleet and blackouts on the menu at the start of the year
The sleet and freezing rain that have hit Quebec in the past few hours have caused power outages for some 21,000 Hydro-Quebec customers, particularly in Montérégie. Even if in some…
War in Ukraine: Massive Russian bombings create multiple blackouts
Ukraine suffered Friday morning new Russian missile strikes that caused water cuts in the capital kyiv and power across the country, Moscow showing itself determined to destroy Ukrainian infrastructure. According…
Financial aid for welfare recipients after blackouts
Special financial assistance was announced Saturday morning by the Quebec government to cover food losses suffered by beneficiaries of social assistance programs following power outages. Several thousand Quebec homes remain…
Financial aid for welfare recipients after blackouts
Special financial assistance was announced Saturday morning by the Quebec government to cover food losses suffered by beneficiaries of social assistance programs following power outages. Several thousand Quebec homes remain…
Rising gas and fuel prices cause electricity blackouts in Nigeria
In eight days, Nigeria has already experienced two complete electricity blackouts: no electricity at all for the country’s 210 million inhabitants for several hours. Complete black. And even today, 40%…