US EditionDid 'induced atmospheric vibration' cause blackouts in Europe? An electrical engineer explains the phenomenon
- A major power cut affected most of Spain and Portugal on Monday, stranding thousands and leading to hospital service interruptions.
- Approximately 80% of power in Portugal and 82% in Spain has been restored.
- Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro stated that the outage began in Spain due to a 'rare atmospheric phenomenon' causing significant temperature changes.
- Experts linked the outages to a geomagnetic storm rated G4, which strains electrical grids and has led to suggestions for improving grid defenses from such natural events.
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Fact Check. REN admitted that it could take a week for it to be electrified and that the blackout was due to a “rare spherical atmospheric phenomenon”?
Three hours after the blackout began, it was news that REN predicted that electricity would only return to Portugal within a week. Denied immediately, but false information is still circulating online.
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