Huge power outages have hit large parts of Spain and Portugal. Airports have lost power, traffic lights and phone lines are down, the Madrid underground has been evacuated and trains have been stopped. Follow the latest here.
How? Which atmospheric phenomenon would cause such a massive power outage and how? Especially since batterie powered devices do not seem to be affected?
AFAIK, this happens when certain conditions are set and then arcs induce air waves that can cause damage to nearby systems. They also talked about rapidly changing temperatures at some places and if I understood it correctly, then it is the case that moist and rough surfaces of electric equipment can increase the likelihood and severity of things like that, but rapidly changing temperatures can cause moist surfaces.
A rare atmospheric phenomenon that is due to extreme temperature variations in Spain. Meteorologists in Spain are not reporting any unusual temperatures, so I guess someone forgot to loop in the weather community.
Meanwhile, the estimated time to resolve the power outage has gone from around 10 hours to maybe a week.
How? Which atmospheric phenomenon would cause such a massive power outage and how? Especially since batterie powered devices do not seem to be affected?
Induced atmospheric vibration.
AFAIK, this happens when certain conditions are set and then arcs induce air waves that can cause damage to nearby systems. They also talked about rapidly changing temperatures at some places and if I understood it correctly, then it is the case that moist and rough surfaces of electric equipment can increase the likelihood and severity of things like that, but rapidly changing temperatures can cause moist surfaces.
Interesting. Sounds weird AF, gotta look that up
The phenomenon is called russia sabotage (its my best bet right now)
A rare atmospheric phenomenon that is due to extreme temperature variations in Spain. Meteorologists in Spain are not reporting any unusual temperatures, so I guess someone forgot to loop in the weather community.
Meanwhile, the estimated time to resolve the power outage has gone from around 10 hours to maybe a week.
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c9wpq8xrvd9t
Power came back about half an hour ago in southern Spain.