7 d. ago Giant wall of dust surges through Phoenix, leaving thousands without power

The dust storm, known as a haboob, delayed flights at the city’s airport

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7 d. ago Phoenix is blanketed in thick wall of dust as major monsoon hits desert valley

Phoenix, Arizona was blanketed with a thick wall of dust that darkened the skies and knocked out power to thousands as a major monsoon hit the area Monday night.

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7 d. ago Towering wall of dust rolls through metro Phoenix, leaving tens of thousands without power

A towering wall of dust has rolled through metro Phoenix with storms that left tens of thousands of people without power and delayed flights at the city airport

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2 w. ago Hurricane Erin knocks out power lines in Puerto Rico before heading north

Most of more than 147,000 customers affected reconnected by Monday as category 4 storm not forecast to make landfallHurricane Erin’s outer bands pelted the US territory of Puerto Rico with heavy rains and tropical-storm winds during the day on Sunday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of customers, according to officials.At one point, more than 147,000 utility customers were without power in Puerto Rico, according to Luma Energy, a private company that oversees the transmission and distribution of power on the island. By 5.30am on Monday, 96.3% of customers had electric service, with most who were affected by outages being concentrated in the Caguas, Mayagüez and San Juan regions, Luma said on X. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Thousands without power after Hurricane Erin strikes Puerto Rico

The Coast Guard allowed all ports in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to reopen

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3 w. ago UK ministers push ahead with discount on bills for households near new pylons

Plans have provoked outrage from communities in areas of Great Britain expected to host new infrastructureThe government is pushing head with a plan to offer those who live near new electricity pylons a discount of £2,500 from their energy bills over the next 10 years to ease the backlash against its clean power plans.Thousands of households within half a kilometre of new or upgraded electricity infrastructure could each receive up to £250 off their annual energy bill from next year to help speed up the rollout of infrastructure critical to the government’s targets. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Storm Floris aftermath leaves thousands without power for second night

The brutal weather system brought winds of up to 90mph, leaving tens of thousands of homes in the dark and causing chaos across the power network.

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3 w. ago Thousands spend second night without power after Storm Floris

The storm swept in on Monday bringing disruption to roads, railways and power networks.

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3 w. ago Storm Floris map: Thousands left without power after UK battered by 100mph winds

Winds of over 100mph were recorded on Monday as Storm Floris swept across the country

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4 w. ago Work to restore power to thousands as Storm Floris moves on from Scotland

Trees are also being cleared from railway lines which were blocked by the storm.

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4 w. ago Thousands of Eurostar passengers have their summer holidays delayed after a track closure in France sparked by a power failure

Thousands of Eurostar passengers are suffering major travel chaos because of a track closure in France which was sparked by a power failure.

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4 w. ago Weather alerts remain in place as Storm Floris arrives in Ireland

Thousands of homes are without power in the Republic of Ireland.

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