#power-outages

#power-outages

The weather administration said damage from the quake should be limited because it was deep and hit offshore. A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Taiwan's northeastern coastal city, the island's weather administration said, with no immediate reports of major damage. The quake with a depth of 73km (45 miles) was felt across Taiwan and shook buildings in the capital Taipei, the administration said on Saturday, assigning it an intensity-four category, meaning there could be minor damage.

"It literally felt like a bomb went off," he said.

The outages upended holiday plans across the city, leaving residents scrambling just days before Christmas. "It was just a huge inconvenience," said San Francisco resident Sunshine McLawhorn. "You need to take care of the people who pay a lot of money for that power. I just had to go grocery shopping yesterday, $400 just to make up for what I lost. So we need to do better, PG&E."

The large-scale Russian attacks come two days after US-led peace talks end in Miami.

Drivers bring over their Polestar 3 model next to their house. Then, they set up the home energy unit from dcbell called Ara. The last is the software that manages the energy flow between the vehicle, house, and electrical grid, transforming the car into a power generator while parked. The company says that when the vehicle sits at home, it can send stored energy from its battery into the house and transfer it back to the grid when the grid needs support.

Storm Claudia left its mark on the country yesterday as several counties reported significant flooding and power outages after conditions lived up to earlier Status Orange and ­Yellow rain and wind warnings. The national forecaster's Orange alert for counties Dublin, Wexford and Wicklow has been active since 12pm yesterday and expired this morning at 8am, affecting 1.7 million residents. Status Yellow rain warnings for 13 counties will expire at 9am this morning. Thousands of homes, farms and businesses were without power last night, the most notable areas affected being Birr, Co Offaly, and the Kilcullen/Newbridge area of Co Kildare. Several hundred homes in Dublin were hit, as were many counties along the eastern seaboard.

Oakland and the East Bay are in for heavy rain and damaging winds Wednesday night and into Thursday night, with up to 2.5 inches of rain expected along the San Pablo Ridge and wind gusts in excess of 40 miles per hour forecast around the eastern bayshore in the next 24 hours. The entire Bay Area and points beyond were scheduled for a wind advisory from 10 p.m. Wednesday until 4 p.m. Thursday,

Power outages are becoming more frequent in the U.S. due to an aging power grid and an increase in severe weather events. The nation experienced particularly challenging outages in 2024, with outage minutes per customer more than 50% higher than in 2023, largely driven by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. According to a 2025 Department of Energy report , blackout hours could increase 100-fold by 2030, making preparation more critical than ever.

Anti-government protests have erupted again in Madagascar, with demonstrators calling for President Andry Rajoelina to resign. Police fired tear gas at demonstrators on the streets of the capital, Antananarivo, on Monday, the start of a third consecutive week of protests. The unrest began over water and electricity cuts, but has evolved into broader anti-government anger against Rajoelina's administration. list of 3 itemsend of list Protesters have gathered in cities across the country, with local TV stations broadcasting footage

Russia and Ukraine have traded blame, accusing one another of imperilling the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Kyiv, Ukraine On October 2, Russian President Vladimir Putin alleged that Ukrainian attacks had destroyed a high-voltage transmission line between the Moscow-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine and Kyiv-controlled areas. Days earlier, Ukraine's leader, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said Russian shelling had cut the plant off from the electricity network. list of 4 itemsend of list