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Ep 61: The Most Frightening Blackouts Explored: Cyber Attacks, Lightening, Hurricanes and a Fish
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What causes the largest global blackouts, and how can we prevent them in the future? In this episode, we explore some of the most significant power outages in history, such as India's 2012 blackout, which affected 620 million people, and Brazil's 1999 grid failure. We examine the underlying causes, from infrastructure challenges to unpredictable natural events.
Beyond the statistics, this episode also addresses the implications of these outages and what they teach us about energy resilience. Learn how to protect your business from future disruptions and ensure grid stability in a world increasingly reliant on consistent power.
What You'll Learn In Today's Episode:
- The largest global blackouts in history.
- Key reasons behind power grid failures.
- How weather events and lightning strikes impact power grids.
- Surprising animal-related causes of outages.
- The infrastructure issues that lead to power failures.
- Why some blackouts last days or even weeks.
- Cyber-attacks as an emerging threat to power grids.
- How balloons and fish have caused power outages.
- The fragility of old transformers and grids.
- Ways to improve power resilience and reliability.
Resources In Today's Episode:
You can view a video of the conversation on VECKTA's website here: https://tinyurl.com/ybrp658a
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