Some people use the terms blackout and fainting interchangeably, but they are different things. A blackout is aloss of memory. Fainting, also called passing out, is a loss of consciousness. Both of these can have several different causes. Here are some causes of blackouts: Intoxication.One o...
Power surge stresses grid; brief blackouts ordered; Northern California: Many worry what will happen today when people go back to workASSOCIATED PRESS
In 1941 and for three subsequent years, parents had to explain the sudden absence of older brothers and cousins, younger uncles and fathers, and the necessity of blackouts. Probably later, they had to put a brave face on depressing headlines in the newspaper that yet another island, town or...
Thesefive chartshighlight how climate change is driving up food prices worldwide due to diseases, extreme heat, and other factors. (Carbon Brief) I just don’t think people really grasp how catastrophic the [heat] exposure is going to be even within a decade.” ...
Causes of Fainting A person faints or loses consciousness for a brief time when the brain does not get enough oxygen. Fainting orpassing outis also medically called syncope. Before fainting, people may experiencelightheadedness,dizziness, weakness, andnausea. Others describe fainting asblacking outor...
“I have NEVER FELT loved here. Do you know what it’s like to walk around in the house populated with people who are supposedly your family and feel like you’re a stranger or a distant cousin who causes hushes around the table when he enters a room?
We have seen brief glimpses of WROL already. What if it is not ever controlled? If you look around you might have seen glimpses of a WROL world even if they are quickly controlled.Looting is an example of WROL behavior and so are riots. The two go hand in hand but the police rely ...
Communications blackouts or significant power grid or public utilities shut-downs can be caused bymalwaresuch asvirusesandwormsthat are used as cyberweapons to attack critical infrastructure networks or industrial control systems. Ransomware In a cyber warfare context, theransomwaresubset of malware falls...
Synchronous generators are “phase-locked.” Except for brief transients, they all see the same frequency everywhere in the grid. This too is physics on the stopwatch scale. Now, engineered controls begin to act. The speed governors at the power plants begin to adjust mechanical power to the...
Some people use the terms blackout and fainting interchangeably, but they are different things. A blackout is aloss of memory. Fainting, also called passing out, is a loss of consciousness. Both of these can have several different causes. Here are some causes of blackouts: ...