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There have been four nationwide blackouts since Friday after one of the island’s major power plants failed.
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Alexandra Banner, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
In recent months some provinces have had to put up with blackouts lasting as long as 20 hours per day.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
Cuba's government has blamed weeks of worsening blackouts - often 10 to 20 hours a day across much of the island - on deteriorating infrastructure, fuel shortages and rising demand.
—Fox News, 19 Oct. 2024
Memory Blackouts Memory problems associated with manic episodes include bipolar blackouts.
—Michelle Pugle, Verywell Health, 15 Oct. 2024
Milton made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane with 120 mph winds Wednesday night before carving a path of destruction across the state, drenching coastal and inland communities with rain and storm surge as its powerful winds caused blackouts and hurled large sailboats on to front yards.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
In addition to physical damage to the region, power blackouts and cell service outages could last for days after the storm hits, as was seen in the wake of Hurricane Helene late last month.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2024
But muscimol is a sedative, so its effects can feel more similar to intoxication from alcohol—including potential blackouts at high doses, Leas says.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Officials expect the death toll to rise while hundreds are still missing throughout the region amid exhaustive searches and communication blackouts.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Alexandra Banner, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
In recent months some provinces have had to put up with blackouts lasting as long as 20 hours per day.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
Cuba's government has blamed weeks of worsening blackouts - often 10 to 20 hours a day across much of the island - on deteriorating infrastructure, fuel shortages and rising demand.
—Fox News, 19 Oct. 2024
Memory Blackouts Memory problems associated with manic episodes include bipolar blackouts.
—Michelle Pugle, Verywell Health, 15 Oct. 2024
Milton made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane with 120 mph winds Wednesday night before carving a path of destruction across the state, drenching coastal and inland communities with rain and storm surge as its powerful winds caused blackouts and hurled large sailboats on to front yards.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
In addition to physical damage to the region, power blackouts and cell service outages could last for days after the storm hits, as was seen in the wake of Hurricane Helene late last month.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2024
But muscimol is a sedative, so its effects can feel more similar to intoxication from alcohol—including potential blackouts at high doses, Leas says.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Officials expect the death toll to rise while hundreds are still missing throughout the region amid exhaustive searches and communication blackouts.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Blackouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackouts. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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