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May 21—Jordan—A blackout left the entire population of 10 million people without electricity for three hours. [263] May 25—Australia—Almost 400,000 customers in Queensland lost power at around 2pm AEST after a fire in a turbine at a power station in Central Queensland. Power was gradually restored over the following hours into the evening.
In February 2021, the state of Texas suffered a major power crisis, which came about during three severe winter storms sweeping across the United States on February 10–11, [ 6 ] 13–17, [ 7 ] and 15–20. The storms triggered the worst energy infrastructure failure in Texas state history, leading to shortages of water, food, and heat. [ 8 ]
The 2023 Sri Lankan blackouts were a series of nationwide electrical blackouts which occurred in Sri Lanka on 9 December 2023. Blackouts began at around 5.00 pm SLST ( UTC+5:30) and lasted for over three hours. The nationwide blackouts occurred due to a systematic failure in the main supply chain and due to a breakdown of the Kotmale Biyagama ...
After December 21, 2015, it was scheduled to be held on the seventh day of every third month, starting with March 6, 2016. [2] Blackout Day 2020 received widespread attention as a result of the murder of George Floyd, the shooting of Breonna Taylor, the death of Elijah McClain, the shooting of Tony McDade, and other victims of police brutality. [3]
Internet outage. An Internet outage or Internet blackout or Internet shutdown is the complete or partial failure of the internet services. It can occur due to censorship, cyberattacks, disasters, [1] police or security services actions [2] or errors. Disruptions of submarine communications cables may cause blackouts or slowdowns to large areas.
Blackouts are often associated with alcohol consumption. For many people, drinking too much alcohol too quickly, or on an empty stomach, can cause a blackout. A blackout can also be caused by ...
Part of the 2020–21 North American winter and tornado outbreaks of 2021. The February 13–17, 2021 North American winter storm was a crippling, large and major winter and ice storm that had widespread impacts across the United States, Northern Mexico, and parts of Canada from February 13 to 17, 2021. The storm, unofficially referred to as ...
The December 2013 North American storm complex was a significant storm complex that included many different types of severe weather, including a winter storm, a severe ice storm and a tornado outbreak that impacted the central and eastern portions of Canada, parts of the Central Great Plains, the Southern United States, and the northeastern United States from 20 to 23 December 2013.