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Power Outages

2012, Seriously

Lawrence E. Joseph | Posted 11.13.2009 | Books

Read More: National Academy of Sciences, Power Grid, Nasa, Solar Storms, 2012, Power Outages, Mayan Legend, Apocalypes 2012, Apocalypse, 2012 Movie, End of the World, Books News
Lawrence E. Joseph

As author of "Apocalypse 2012: An Investigation into Civilization's End" (Broadway/Random House, 2007) I am frequently asked what I thought of "2012," the Columbia Pictures film directed by Roland Emmerich.

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Wild Winds Leave Hundreds Of Thousands Without Power On East Coast

AP | POLLY ANDERSON | Posted 03.15.2009 | Home

Read More: Power Outages, Wind, Strong Winds, Wild Wind, Home News

Wild winds with gusts topping 65 mph blew from the Great Lakes to the East Coast on Thursday, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of customers...

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Powerful Winter Storm Makes Holiday Travel Difficult

AP | AMY LORENTZEN | Posted 01.20.2009 | Home

Read More: Holiday Travel, Chirstmas, Extreme Weather, Power Outages, Snow Storm, Oregon, Portland Oregon, Home News

DES MOINES, Iowa — Successive waves of wintry weather gripped much of the country Saturday, frustrating holiday travelers from coast to coast an...

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Loadshedding: The Lights Went Out Again

Jeanette Khan | Posted 11.23.2008 | Green

Read More: Electricty, Pakistan, Power Outages, Gasoline Generators, Loadshedding, Sher Baz Khan, Electricity Outages, Generators, The Dawn, CIA World Factbook, State Infrastructure, Mohammedmian Soomro, Green News
Jeanette Khan

When the lights go out at shops during one of the the daily power outages in Pakistan, it's a bit scary, but most people keep moving about doing what they're doing. It's just part of life.

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Power Back on After Outages Hit Fla.

AP | JESSICA GRESKO | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Florida Power Outages, Florida Blackout, Power Outages, Turkey Point Nuclear Plant, Turkey Point Power Point, Fpl, Florida Power & Light, Business News

MIAMI — A relatively minor glitch in Florida's electrical grid somehow triggered a chain reaction Tuesday that caused a nuclear plant to shut do...

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