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Rare weather event causes blackout in Spain, Portugal and parts of France

Mike S

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Preliminary reports out of Europe about the massive blackout that left millions powerless say the cause may have been something called "induced atmospheric vibration," a rare phenomenon where weather changes affect power lines.
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Portuguese energy company REN suggested that "due to extreme temperature variations in the interior of Spain, there were anomalous oscillations in the very high voltage lines (400 KV), a phenomenon known as 'induced atmospheric vibration,'" according to a BBC.com report.
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This is a new one for me........
 
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