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The Northeast blackout of 2003 was a widespread power outage throughout parts of the Northeastern and Midwestern United States, and most parts of the Canadian province of Ontario on Thursday, August 14, 2003, beginning just after 4:10 p.m. EDT.
November 9—United States and Canada—The Northeast blackout of 1965 affected portions of seven northeastern U.S. states and Ontario.Most radio and television stations within the area lost power or lost teletype communications, so people within the blackout area relied on broadcasts from other areas to learn information about the blackout.
2003 blackout may refer to: 2003 Italy blackout, a serious power outage that affected all of the Italian Peninsula for 12 hours; 2003 London blackout, a serious power outage that occurred in parts of southern London and north-west Kent; Northeast blackout of 2003, a widespread power outage throughout Northeastern & Midwestern US and Ontario
The blackout affected some areas of Canada as well with a total of 10 million Canadians and 45 million Americans left without power.
Northeast blackout of 2003, a power outage the affected parts of Ontario, Canada, and the Northeastern and Midwestern United States Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Northeast Blackout .
Pages in category "2003 disasters in Canada" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. ... Northeast blackout of 2003; S. 2002–2004 SARS outbreak;
A blackout is the total loss of power to a wider area and of long duration. [1] It is the most severe form of power outage that can occur. Blackouts which result from or result in power stations tripping are particularly difficult to recover from quickly. Outages may last from a few minutes to a few weeks depending on the nature of the blackout ...
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