SPECTACULAR BLACKOUTS NOVEMBER 9 1965 USA Canada A programming fault in a protection relay disables a main power line in Ontario Canada 30 million people in the northeast of America are without power Many assume that it s due to a nuclear war In his thriller Blackout Marc Elsberg describes the collapse of civilization within just a few days due to catastrophic failure of the power grids How vulnerable are modern societies really when blackouts occur by Dr Lorenz Steinke IN THE HEART OF HERTZ JULY 13 1977 USA Lightning bolts at night knock out New York City s power supply resulting in looting and vandalism The police arrest 3 800 people SEPTEMBER 28 2003 Italy In Switzerland a 380 kilovolt line fails that supplies Italy with electricity The Italian power grid subsequently collapses leaving 57 million people sitting in the dark 48 49

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