While power lines are a common risk to balloons, court cases involving power lines and balloons are not a common occurrence.
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The Butte Fire was caused by PG&E power lines while the 2017 blazes were blamed on faulty power lines and poles.
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But even stranger, avoiding power lines also contributed to eight crashes, which is an argument for power lines being considered in the first place.
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Downed power lines: There are many downed power lines, Bowden said, and the main power pole off the island also went down in the storm.
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Power lines can instigate horrific blazes, but wind-whipped power lines have conclusively lit only four out of the 20 largest wildfires in state history.
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The weight of ice on power lines, coupled with high winds, caused more than 8043,000 power lines to fall in Detroit and Wayne County, DTE said.
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The towers holding the power lines were about 219 feet high, he said, and the power lines showed about 220 feet of abrasions, where the balloon may have made contact, Sumwalt said.
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Last year the state's fire investigators reported that PG&E'S poles and power lines were responsible for sparking deadly blazes in northern California in 2017—in most instances, trees fell on power lines.
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The Camp Fire may have started from sparking power lines.
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The area has power lines down and is not safe.
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"Typically, they are up on the power lines," she said.
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"One of those, for sure, is power lines," she said.
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Directing fire at power lines rubs me the wrong way.
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The storms downed trees and power lines across the region.
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There are many kinds of tragic encounters with power lines.
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They're all for efficiency, electrification, storage, and better power lines.
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But communications have been difficult as power lines are down.
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Indeed, power lines run within sight of Mr Onduko's shop.
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That is why electrical power lines work at high voltage.
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It was hard to find any power lines still standing.
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Since 2017, evidence pointing to vulnerable power lines is mounting.
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We headed north, bypassing downed poles, trees and power lines.
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Work on the power lines was continuing, Bob Gevinski said.
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Q: Many recent wildfires have been blamed on power lines.
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Toppled power lines and trees damaged homes and snarled traffic.
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So will the power lines, as the trees fall down.
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Downed trees, power lines and debris made many nearby roads impassable.
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Installing and repairing power-lines requires work outside on your feet.
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They could topple trees and power lines and fan the flames.
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With winds this strong, downed trees and power lines are likely.
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The power lines remained intact, but likely arced and sparked brush.
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Power lines strung through those forests are going to start wildfires.
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Potential hazards include "hanging broken tree limbs" and downed power lines.
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Trees were uprooted and thrown across lawns; power lines were crushed.
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A tree tangled up in power lines blocks a nearby road.
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The plane barely missed power lines and other homes, Sandoval said.
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"No one's come to pick up the power lines," she said.
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They expanded the network of power lines with billions of dollars.
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Also look out for fallen trees, power lines and other obstacles.
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I knew where the power lines were so we were prepared.
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Twisted tree limbs and downed power lines continue to pile up.
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Water service is out and power lines are down, she said.
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The Bahamas have been battered — knocking down trees and power lines.
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Installing and maintaining electrical power lines can be a dangerous job.
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Power lines are tangled about like spaghetti dropped from the sky.
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Some streets were blocked by fallen trees and downed power lines.
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So has much routine maintenance like trimming trees near power lines.
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Above, Eskom power lines running across a settlement in South Africa.
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Power lines ran through thickets of trees to connect to houses.
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In places like California, those failed power lines can generate fires.
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They then flew to Dubai, staying just above the power lines.
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He warned there would be downed tree limbs and power lines.
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This will hamper the repair of power lines and tree removal.
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The helicopter came in contact with power lines and caught fire.
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The initiative is designed to prevent power lines from sparking fires.
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Alsup earlier this month proposed terms requiring San Francisco-based PG&E to cut back trees around power lines and turn off power lines during high winds that could topple trees and limbs into lines, sparking fires.
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Some side streets may be blocked by downed trees and power lines.
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The winds also knocked down power lines, igniting new fires, Miller said.
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The storm also uprooted trees, downed power lines and damaged other buildings.
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Downed power lines have been blamed for starting fires in the past.
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Sinkholes, localized floods and downed trees and power lines also were reported.
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I've never really thought about how garbage sometimes settles on power lines.
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Oklahoma's Comanche County, meanwhile, saw some flash flooding and downed power lines.
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The lava was also affecting power lines in the area, officials said.
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Heavy winds felled trees and power lines throughout the state, and Gov.
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Power lines serving the area are in service and system is stable.
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Often, professionals removing trees from power lines or repairing roofs are killed.
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Power lines that have been restored remain unstable, causing daily, widespread outages.
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"Then the winds kick in," said Sater, downing branches and power lines.
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Arcing from power lines, caused by the high winds, triggered several wildfires.
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Unclear what exactly caused the power lines to fall -- we're making calls.
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Downed power lines and fallen trees sparked several smaller fires, media reported.
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Tangles of power lines weigh down the utility poles they're strung from.
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Wind damage to power lines was not the only fire-causing danger.
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Power lines dangle from broken poles, hanging over the road into town.
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Officials believe the balloon hit power lines before it went down. 2.
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The storms brought down power lines and houses, Xinhua news agency said.
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Wind damage to power lines was not the only fire-causing danger.
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Power lines and the pipes bringing water are also vulnerable to attack.
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Downed power lines in the water may also expose you to electricity.
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We wouldn't tolerate gaping potholes in our highways or sparking power lines.
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Above, PG&E crews repair power lines destroyed by the Camp Fire.
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Many fires in recent years have been caused by downed power lines.
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He said some power lines were knocked down and other trees felled.
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I watched the power lines above me almost snap in the wind.
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I lost count how many times I ran over downed power lines.
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It uprooted trees, stripped the bark off them, and downed power lines.
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Power lines sit in tangled piles on the side of the road.
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Jeb's own radio now reported downed power lines, flooding on the interstate.
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New Jersey officials say high winds may affect trees and power lines.
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This could also bring down trees and power lines, causing power outages.
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They also remove tree limbs that are too close to power lines.
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It's devastating and houses are gone and there are power lines decimated.
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The company will continue repairing power lines on the island until Nov.
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In other cases, the cold weather and precipitation brought down power lines.
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Killing far more birds than wind turbines are traditional power power lines.
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But state parochialism is slowing the construction of the needed power lines.
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But it's still not clear what caused the balloon to hit the power lines and whether a fire that broke out on the balloon happened before the collision or was caused by the power lines, the NTSB said.
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Statnett operates around 11,000 kilometers of power lines and 150 stations across Norway.
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Downed trees and power lines, and debris have made some Lawrence roads impassable.
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The winds also knocked down power lines, igniting new fires, according to authorities.
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Downed power lines and fallen trees sparked several smaller fires, local media reported.
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There are still trees hanging over power lines all over this area — still!
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"You've got people out here that don't know power lines work," he said.
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Its power lines had, it turned out, started many of the worst fires.
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And unlike big power plants and power lines, they can be installed quickly.
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On St. Augustine Beach, streets were clogged with tree limbs and power lines.
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Balloon collisions with power lines are rare in the world of catastrophic litigation.
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It clips power lines and crashes, sending two giant fireballs into the sky.
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Drones are slinging power lines in Puerto Rico, helping rebuild the island's infrastructure.
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Downed power lines caused local precincts in Tennessee to break out paper ballots.
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Bricks, trees and downed power lines littered parts of the capital Thursday morning.
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The wind even knocked down power lines, which, in turn, sparked new fires.
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The twister snapped trees to pieces and downed power lines along Highway 69.
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Homes are flooding and power lines have been downed across the entire island.
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In other words, utilities profit from restoring overhead power lines after each hurricane.
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The vast majority were the result of severe weather knocking down power lines.
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But some residents in those areas don't want power lines crossing their property.
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The wind is expected to knock down trees and power lines, causing outages.
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Will FEMA pay for things like roads and power lines that are damaged?
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Downed power lines were blamed for 12 of the two dozen 2017 fires.
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Typically, large power lines are strung using helicopters or workers climbing the towers.
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A pair of Nikes tossed over power lines frame one of the baskets.
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More homes in and around forests mean more power lines running through trees.
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While Hurricane Harvey cut some Texas power lines, no wind farms were destroyed.
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Along San Bruno Avenue, power lines have been buried and new trees planted.
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These were sparked by its power lines—and climate change increased their likelihood.
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They also installed power lines to support the new high-power charging stations.
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Her roof has been completely ripped off and power lines are down outside.
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Don't use a metal ladder near any power lines or electrical equipment. 2426.
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California has a history of power lines or faulty equipment sometimes sparking wildfires.
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Lava flows cut telephone and power lines, buried railroad tracks and blocked highways.
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It is also working on experimental approaches, like delivering broadband over power lines.
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Check the outside of your home for loose power lines and gas leaks.
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Utilities are responsible for clearing brush and trees from power lines to prevent fires.
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PG&E last month indicated it plans to put underground power lines in Paradise.
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Yesterday, officials reported downed trees and power lines, as well as some structural damage.
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Power lines and trees fell even in Tallahassee, more than a hundred miles away.
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The order allows utility workers to inspect power lines and equipment before restoring power.
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Firefighters set a backfire along a hillside near power lines in Healdsburg, Oct. 26.
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All power lines serving the area are in service and the system is stable.
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Thousands of people across the region were without electricity after ice encumbered power lines.
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Shanties will have to be uprooted to let roads, railways and power lines expand.
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They ensure there are no blackouts and that power flow doesn't overload power lines.
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In Palm Beach, live power lines were knocked to the ground, sending sparks flying.
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They were then moved away because of downed power lines and a gas leak.
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Some had been shocked while swimming through water that contained submerged fallen power lines.
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The winds also knocked down power lines in the areas where the fires started.
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The aircraft had taken down power lines, which were also on fire, she said.
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Storm winds wrecked houses, downed power lines and pulled trees up by the roots.
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But the connection to power lines, published in PLOS One in October, is new.
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But fires caused by sparking or downed power lines had broken out all over.
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The storm systems also destroyed homes and businesses, downed power lines and snapped trees.
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Crews were having trouble getting to the affected areas because of downed power lines.
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They heard a noise that sounded to one of them like power lines crackling.
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Images from the area showed splintered houses, toppled trees and hopelessly tangled power lines.
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"Every hour, we are clearing more roads and more power lines," Mr. Sethi said.
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That is to say: The US needs new high-voltage, long-distance power lines.
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Electricity wasn't just a matter of turbines, or even turbines, power lines and transformers.
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Transformers, poles and power lines snake from coastal areas across hard-to-access mountains.
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Many areas had fuel shortages, as well as downed power lines and standing water.
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Along with the pieces of roofs, they damaged power lines, houses and parked cars.
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But re-energizing power lines is a tricky process, even after the winds subside.
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By midnight, there were reports of downed trees and power lines around the region.
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Fake power lines would fall, and a fake flash flood would drench the scene.
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In addition to the snow, there are reports of downed trees and power lines.
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Ice accumulation could bring down trees and power lines, resulting in possible power outages.
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Tech aims to predict problems on power lines before disaster, The Associated Press Reports.
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Cellphone service has been cut off because power lines and cell towers are down.
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The blaze was likely ignited by power lines in an area of dry forest.
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We spy on what is transpiring between power lines connected to a telephone pole.
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Numerous power lines down Garvin County: 523 sandbags requested for possible river flooding Logan County: Power polls down, tree damage, damage to a barn Noble County: Roof damage to homes, power lines down, barns damaged So far, power outages statewide have reached 2,085.
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Officials have concluded that the utility&aposs downed power lines started several of the fires.
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We've got 44 linemen rebuilding power lines in your city & 40 more men just arrived.
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Power lines are still down, roads closed, and firefighters are still dousing embers, authorities said.
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It starts with tall power lines criss-crossing swaths of farmland, mainly corn and soy.
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The utility's power lines and equipment have been linked to previous wildfires in the state.
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Some of the deadliest fires in Northern California have been blamed on downed power lines.
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I've also never thought about how that garbage is taken down from those power lines.
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Mariana's homes were battered concrete boxes, surrounded by downed trees and curling ruined power lines.
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Winds of up to 2000 miles per hour could snap branches and damage power lines.
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A 9-year-old girl died after wind blew a bounce house into power lines.
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There were these posters saying "Bunyip Rodeo" on power lines every 50 kilometers [~31 miles].
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"We've got power lines down all over the area -- trees down, blocking roads," Garner said.
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Game wardens found the boat on fire about 300 yards (274 meters) from power lines.
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The balloon may have struck power lines when it went down around 22008:22013 a.m.
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The crash is under investigation and officials believe the balloon may have struck power lines.
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The fixed object that causes the greatest risk for catastrophe appears to be power lines.
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It even offers a possible explanation for the statistical link between power lines and leukaemia.
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The app also lets users mark hazards such as downed power lines or swift water.
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Such winds will be capable of knocking down trees, power lines, and causing flight delays.
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Sumwalt said the balloon struck high-voltage power lines crossing the pasture before it crashed.
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The boats are fine, but the roads can be underwater, as can the power lines.
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By Friday morning, the town's main road was littered with downed trees and power lines.
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Previous research already connected exposure to power lines to reduced foraging and feeding in bees.
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An ice storm in January had damaged scores of power lines, making them more vulnerable.
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Several big power lines atop towers ran east and west at the field's southern end.
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" "We've got 44 linemen rebuilding power lines in your city & 40 more men just arrived.
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The department told residents to stay home because power lines were down across the city.
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Some of them were sparked by power lines that fell in heavy winds, officials said.
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They asked people to avoid downed power lines, and not to drive through flooded areas.
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The utilities have been frequently criticized, for example, for not trimming trees along power lines.
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Above, a PG&E crew working on power lines during the Camp Fire in November.
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Other participants produce drones that can assist law enforcement, inspect power lines and monitor wildlife.
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Deadly fires in and around Sonoma County last year were started by downed power lines.
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"We have a lot of trees down, debris and power lines," he told The Democrat.
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By Monday morning, the Cessna had been extricated from the power lines, Detective Garcia said.
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Many fires in recent years have been caused by downed power lines serving California's utilities.
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The earthquakes caused some structure and road damage, and fallen power lines meant electrical outages.
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Of the 20 biggest fires in California's history, 4 were caused by downed power lines.
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Phil Bryant called for a state of emergency as power lines and debris littered roads.
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Virunga needed money to build 22 miles of power lines to the city of Goma.
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They spend their days drawing bounding boxes around cars, pedestrians, stop signs and power lines.
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They spend their days drawing bounding boxes around cars, pedestrians, stop signs and power lines.
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Strong winds in the Houston area downed trees and cut power lines, the service said.
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Aya is a fledgling whose survival is threatened by power lines, farmers and bulldozed woodlands.
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Officials drove riving trucks through flooded streets with downed power lines urging people to leave.
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In many of those cases, dead or diseased trees or branches fell onto power lines.
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"A substantial number of trees and power lines" also were felled, the sheriff's office said.
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Power lines can fall or make contact with trees; people can also cause the first spark.
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So, it freezes on everything it makes contact with, roads, bridges, power lines, tree branches, everything.
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Fallen power lines and trees prevented emergency responders from rescuing the man in time, WCTV reported.
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There is little green here, only an abyss of sand crisscrossed by helter-skelter power lines.
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No injuries were reported, but the storm uprooted trees, downed power lines and damaged other buildings.
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A digger cut through the power lines and we nearly scrapped it for an insurance job.
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Power lines were down, and cars weren't allowed on roads to make way for emergency vehicles.
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PG&E power lines were linked to 16 of last year's wildfires, Axios' Courtenay Brown reports.
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Cal Fire identified two ignition points, both of which were sparked by PG&E power lines.
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The plane flew very close to power lines and other homes, Sandoval told the Associated Press.
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That meant trees were left untrimmed and allowed to intertwine with power lines — with disastrous results.
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The city of Tulsa tweeted there was damage and downed power lines north of downtown Tulsa.
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It flooded low-lying beaches and brought down trees and power lines, leaving thousands without electricity.
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Bauxite is used in many things from power lines and planes to phones and cooking pots.
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PG&E has failed to do the necessary upkeep on the power lines all over California.
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All the liability for wildfire damages caused by power lines would be born by Californian taxpayers.
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A motorist drives under downed pine trees that are resting on power lines in Freeport, Maine.
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The blackout occurred after strong winds destroyed major power lines and lightning struck a power plant.
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With fallen trees and downed power lines, WickFORCE had to suspend canvassing efforts for four days.
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Officially, Prepa was not pleased to have a local amateur utility reconnecting high-voltage power lines.
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After all, hurricanes and other weather events with intense winds can easily knock down power lines.
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The 1s and 0s are represented in the power lines in Cities: Skylines, Bali told VICE.
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The logic gates are connected by the power lines, one going in and another going out.
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Power lines snapped under ferocious winds and roads were washed away by torrential downpours and mudslides.
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Like power lines and manhole covers, traffic lights attract thieves who sell the metal for scrap.
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We've already seen drones accidentally crash into the White House lawn, and power lines in California.
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If you don't see elevated power lines, you're most likely safe from all but catastrophic blackouts.
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The island's $20 billion infrastructure plan will include ensuring power lines can withstand 503 mph winds.
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Even areas that didn't face a direct hit from Irma saw flooding and downed power lines.
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Investigators said fraying and faulty power lines, caused the fires, along with breaking and falling poles.
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Most other eagle deaths are caused by collisions - with cars, buildings, power lines and other structures.
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The other utilities provide services to smaller, more urban areas with fewer trees abutting power lines.
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Still, PREPA's grid lacks buried power lines or reinforced poles, common in other hurricane prone areas.
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A popular idea is to bury the power lines, making them less exposed to external problems.
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From June 2014 to December 2017, PG&E power lines prompted more than 1,500 California wildfires.
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Though it didn't break the power lines, the impact caused sparking that ignited a nearby bush.
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"Hundreds a year are killed inspecting power lines, inspecting gas lines and cellphone towers," said Krzanich.
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The biggest blackouts occur in densely populated areas with vulnerable power lines and generators, Rhodium found.
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In April 2018, two workers stringing power lines in Northeastern Pennsylvania died when their helicopter crashed.
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He was accused of plotting to blow up bridges, power lines and a statue of Lenin.
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Offshore wind projects in California will largely benefit from existing power lines to keep costs down.
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There were some reports of sparking power lines and other electrical equipment problems over the weekend.
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But whether the power lines provided the spark that began the fire remains an open question.
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It caused outages and disrupted cellphone service because of downed power lines and damaged cellular towers.
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Some have railed for decades against cellphones, power lines and other everyday sources of electromagnetic waves.
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Power lines and electrified fences are killing birds, monkeys, pangolins and even elephants in surprising numbers.
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"The terrible thing about power lines is that every single one will kill," Mr. Thomsett said.
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Utility companies use it to decide on the location of cell towers and new power lines.
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Tyler Dudley, 262, has trimmed trees around power lines near Yosemite National Park for five years.
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Downed power lines snake along mountain ridges like strands of unraveled twine leading to broken toothpicks.
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The National Weather Service forecast winds up to 70 miles per hour, which downed power lines.
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Normally, these tools are used to identify problems with power lines, electrical wiring, and electric appliances.
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Power lines and electrical equipment might not be equipped to handle the addition of solar power.
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Other energy sources, such as coal, oil and power lines, contribute to millions of bird deaths.
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Oncor owns the largest network of power lines in Texas, reaching 3.3 million homes and businesses.
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A utility worker walks through downed power lines along a causeway in Nags Head, Sept. 7.
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This is likely to cause havoc for travelers in addition to downed trees and power lines.
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Jason Gunderson of the Cajun Navy said flooding and downed power lines made most streets impassible.
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Another 290 miles south, past innumerable cormorants perching on power lines, and you enter another world.
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"It was hell getting out because of all the power lines and power poles burning," Woodcox said.
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Nearly all the local power lines that run to residences and businesses have likely also been destroyed.
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He urged residents to stay away from downed power lines until utility crews can render them safe.
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In the early 1900s, primitive power lines sent electricity crackling across the border between Texas and Mexico.
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Terna said on Friday it had won a $210 mln contract to build power lines in Brazil.
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The state has been hit hard by massive thunderstorms that have knocked down trees and power lines.
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Last month, Cal Fire released a final determination that PG&E power lines caused the Camp Fire.
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The city officials also cautioned residents to not touch any of the debris, especially toppled power lines.
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Among other projects, Fortis would like to develop two power lines worth over C$1 billion each.
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"From paragliders, power lines, to the corgi in your backyard, this drone has safety covered," said Wilke.
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The department said on Twitter that there were no power lines near the origin of the fire.
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Despite the company's precautions, a vegetation fire broke out under its power lines in Bethel Island, Calif.
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PG&E has been turning off power because fallen power lines are a major cause of wildfires.
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It also explores the chain of events that caused the fire, which was sparked by power lines.
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They can help utilities avoid investments in costly new transmission towers, power poles, transformers, and power lines.
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Power lines and palm trees were twisting and bending, looking like they could snap at any moment.
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Ormond Beach Melbourne In the early morning hours in Melbourne, winds toppled power lines, igniting a house.
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Across the Midwest and southern Plains, roads, power lines, trees and windows glistened with an icy glaze.
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Firefighters have been slowed by downed power lines, fallen trees and the sheer size of the fire.
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The basket that carries passengers came to rest below the power lines, in a field, he said.
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Images show roads with cracks, cars crushed by fallen debris, and power lines that have toppled over.
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Kenya plans to add 5,000 km of power lines to its existing 3,800-km network by 2017.
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California officials have blamed a dozen of last year's fires on Pacific Gas and Electric's power lines.
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The hurricane churned across the entire span of the island, felling power lines and destroying infrastructure everywhere.
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The fire department also confirmed water mains had been impacted and that power lines had been felled.
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What's new: The apparent tornado tore down trees and power lines and damaged a few small businesses.
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The fiber travels along the mountains, alternating between being buried underground and hung along the power lines.
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Downed trees and power lines were hindering the search, but officials were hopeful the worst had passed.
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Wind farms are situated where the wind blows strongest and there is available space on power lines.
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In Fort Lauderdale, Mayor Jack Seiler told residents that power lines were down and the roads flooded.
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ET Saturday, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas said, amid reports of downed power lines and trees.
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Burnt-out cars lie in shrapnel-scarred villages; fallen power lines hang next to empty ammunition crates.
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Some power lines should be moved underground, while others should be shut down during extreme fire weather.
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Ideally, it should rely more on undersea power lines that connect it to the Netherlands and elsewhere.
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As they drove in the dark, they couldn't see power lines hanging low because of the storm.
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Hurrying to a meeting with Edison, he witnesses the horrific electrocution of a workman hanging power lines.
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Edison power lines that fell in high winds were linked to a Malibu Canyon fire in 2007.
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But high winds downed power lines, leaving more than 1 million customers in the Northeast without electricity.
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But neither she nor investigators could confirm whether the power lines had been involved in the crash.
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Some previous California wildfires have been blamed on fallen trees sparking electrical lines, or down power lines.
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The electrical workers, who run power lines, can be in that business on a huge new scale.
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" Mr. Scott said there was "significant damage" in the state, including "a lot of downed power lines.
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So when power lines do spark, these climate conditions mean drier vegetation is more likely to ignite.
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Hurricane-force winds blew embers from the park into Gatlinburg and downed power lines, sparking more fires.
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But on Saturday, there were still debris-filled streets, flooded homes, downed power lines and toppled trees.
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Winds blew trees down, and roofing materials and debris were stuck in power lines, the station reported.
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And power lines on the state's western side are less congested than those on the eastern side.
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With the exception of Aila, which downed power lines and trees, the city has been largely spared.
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He added that in Saipan, there were reports of collapsed roofs, fallen power lines and destroyed trees.
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A particularly destructive storm splintered homes, ripped up trees and downed power lines southwest of Kansas City.
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Power lines and carelessly discarded cigarettes have been among the most notorious culprits of wildfires in California.
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The power lines, the police said, had likely kept the incident from turning into a disastrous wreck.
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New York dispatched workers on at least five deployments to repair power lines and assess damaged substations.
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Ashford Avenue was littered with fallen trees and power lines, the sidewalks blanketed with sand swept inland.
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Live power lines owned by PG&E were blamed for several large wildfires in recent years. 103.
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But when it comes to building roads, refineries and power lines, China has left Russia far behind.
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The engineers moved gingerly on the deserted streets among downed power lines and crumbled bits of sidewalk.
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The growing fire forced authorities to shut down high-tension power lines in the area Wednesday evening.
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To do so, it is installing backup energy systems like microgrids, underground power lines and weather cameras.
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Turks and Caicos Islands Irma flooded roads, ripped off roofs, and took down trees and power lines.
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Heavy rain and strong winds were pounding parts of the South, downing power lines along the way.
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Whenever Ms. Buczkowksi lifted the screen, they ran down the power lines to the window, expecting food.
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The weight of such snow on tree limbs and power lines tends to cause significant power outages.
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Instead, PREPA hired a little-known outside contractor with limited relevant experience to restore the power lines.
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Storms had damaged power lines and even the city's hip neighborhoods seemed painted in shades of black.
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An animated GIF showing an electrical tower jumping rope over delightfully bendy power lines began to spread.
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Third, Congress ought to make it easier to build new high-capacity power lines across the country.
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The federal government ought to mandate it on interstate power lines, and set a deadline for compliance.
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The Category 4 storm splintered wooden homes, destroyed most of the power lines, and killed dozens of people.
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All highways in San Bernardino County remain open, and the area's high tension power lines are all intact.
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The FAA and NTSB are also on scene ... it is believed the balloon may have struck power lines.
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Where they make money is on big infrastructure investments in power plants, power lines, transformers, and the like.
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The power grid operator said it had won a $230 million contract to build power lines in Uruguay.
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Cal Fire has blamed power lines for 12 of the fires that devastated Northern California in October 2017.
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And in Biddeford, Maine, resident Colby Thomas shared footage of power lines exploding in a shower of sparks.
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He adds that some of the most dangerous places for firefighters to work are under live power lines.
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"This is really not a viable, sustainable solution to addressing the wildfire risk from power lines," he says.
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Several days of heavy wet snow will hamper travel and may cause downed tree branches and power lines.
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The utility feared the strong winds would knock down trees or debris, affecting its power lines and poles.
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The vast majority of wildfires are now ignited by human sources, including power lines, unattended campfires, and cigarettes.
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Running power lines to these homes often near forests and shrubland increases the risk of igniting a fire.
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Power lines could be knocked down, potentially igniting fires among arid trees and vegetation, according to earlier forecasts.
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Wind gusts approaching 70 mph (113 kph) helped force in the water while downing trees and power lines.
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Some roads leading to the school district remained closed because of downed power lines and other storm damage.
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Mae moves around the town by running through the streets, walking on power lines, and jumping along rooftops.
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"The power lines fell like dominoes," said Robert Kadlec of the US Department of Health and Human Services.
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A motorist drives under downed pine trees that are resting on power lines in Freeport, Maine, Monday, Oct.
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The generator at Yabucoa can act as backup if high-tension power lines that cross the island fail.
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After that outage, workers discovered 43 cases of wind-related damage to power lines, transformers and other equipment.
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Four people were electrocuted after Hugo, including a professional working on power lines and one repairing a roof.
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The article reported PG&E delayed maintenance and improvements on aging power-lines and towers in recent years.
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The storm killed six people in Australia, smashed tourist resorts, brought down power lines and shut coal mines.
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During the blizzard, expect wind gust up to 55 miles per hour, whiteout conditions, and downed power lines.
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Drones are useful for all kinds of things, really, including lifting power lines into place in Puerto Rico.
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Currently, only 15% of Puerto Rico has electricity after Hurricane Maria destroyed power lines across the entire island.
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" Gardner said that when the wind tore down power lines, the scene became "a big ball of fire.
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According to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates, power lines kill up to 175 million birds a year.
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There were also jet skis, boats, power lines and a billboard littering the roads south of Key Largo.
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Rescue crews negotiated downed trees and power lines to reach stranded residents, Mayor Bill Saffo told WHQR radio.
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Infrastructure is more than the roads we've paved, the tracks we've laid and the power lines we've installed.
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Recent reports have cited PG&E's power lines as a possible cause of some of the current wildfires.
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Transmission would require a new nationwide system of power lines reaching from the windiest parts of the country.
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Winds of up to 70 miles per hour (110 kph) downed trees and power lines across the region.
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You'll also need to find a safe place to fly, away from people, buildings, power lines and airplanes.
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"The drones are choreographed and programmed to ensure they don't fall across power lines, for example, " she said.
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The Kincade, Getty, Camp and Woolsey Fires have all been linked to faulty electric power lines and equipment.
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The company says it has spent $1.5 billion on upgrading, maintaining, and monitoring its power lines since 2007.
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That means clearing out dead trees and vegetation from under power lines and in dense, old-growth forests.
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In the other, agency investigators said the utility did not provide proper clearance between trees and power lines.
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"Look up on the power lines right after you pass Hampton, a tiny little ghost town," he said.
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The roads, impassable by vehicles, were covered in mud from the landslides and power lines littered the streets.
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Downed power lines wrapped around trees at one property, while elsewhere the lines dropped almost to the ground.
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The destruction was everywhere Peter Hartmann said power lines were down and aluminum poles were snapped in half.
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There is no doubt that power lines came down around the vineyards on the edges of Calistoga, Calif.
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Power lines and trees blocked nearly every road, and utilities and electricity had not been turned back on.
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People ignite 84 percent of all wildfires, whether that's from downed power lines, broken-down vehicles, or arson.
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They also said 2000 roads are closed in Charleston due to flooding and power lines being knocked down.
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And people end up igniting the majority of wildfires, whether through downed power lines, errant sparks, or arson.
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"This makes it impossible to go underneath power lines to enumerate the number of deaths," Mr. Thomsett said.
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That created widespread concern that downed power lines or damaged utility infrastructure were to blame for the fire.
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Paradise is strewn with construction nails, broken glass, downed power lines and brittle tree limbs waiting to fall.
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Utility companies aggressively prune tree limbs away from power lines, leaving awkward, and potentially unstable, V-shaped trees.
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Risk managers must prepare for less exotic problems, including vandalism, sabotage and terrorism targeting transformers and power lines.
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Roads remain unsafe from debris, which includes boats, downed trees, downed power lines, sand and washed-out roadway.
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The overwhelming majority of electricity disturbances originate in damage to power poles and power lines — the grid itself.
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Motorists slowed at blockages, flashing their headlights as they eased past split tree trunks and severed power lines.
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And huddled beneath the power lines that stretch above the stage is a thick congregation of pink flamingos.
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Even the healthiest trees are vulnerable, often wiping out power lines, crushing houses and cars and blocking roads.
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Turks and Caicos Islands First, Irma flooded roads, ripped off roofs, and took down trees and power lines.
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There are various reasons for that, including the high costs of extending power lines into sparsely populated areas.
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Massive waves of sea water caused flooding across Havana, as well as felling of trees and power lines.
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Possible tornadoes were reported to have torn apart homes, shredded buildings and knocked down power lines and trees.
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Terrorists have blown up transformers and power lines, and they have mounted a cyberattack on the electric grid.
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To be sure, most blackouts during storms can be traced to the grid, and specifically downed power lines.
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Rescuers are digging through mud, downed trees and power lines, wrecked cars and even boulders searching for survivors.
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Thawing permafrost has shifted structures off foundations, skewed power lines and damaged boardwalks that are the sole thoroughfare.
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Downed power lines and debris were reported over a wide area and residents were asked to avoid traveling.
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New Jersey Transit and Amtrak temporarily suspended service along some lines on Monday because of downed power lines.
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Other buildings were stripped of their walls and roofs or ripped apart by downed trees and power lines.
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The impact of downed power lines and the shortage of gas are felt across all spectrums of patients.
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In May, Cal Fire released a final determination that PG&E power lines did cause the Camp Fire.
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The new lawsuits allege that the utility failed to manage the growth of vegetation near its power lines.
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Harvey, which made landfall on Friday, caused devastating flooding and knocked out power lines along its destructive path.
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Getting wind and solar power to the population centers where it's needed involves building long-distance power lines.
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Abbas acts as the intermediary between Hamas (which doesn't recognize Israel) and Israel (which controls Gaza's power lines).
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Unlike past efforts, though, AirGig is designed to send the signal near, but not directly through, the power lines.
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The cause of the fire was suspected to be sparks triggered by power lines, the government said, without elaborating.
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Essential maintenance like trimming trees back from power lines and replacing decrepit poles was delayed for years, even decades.
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Train delays were reported in New York and New Jersey due to coastal storm conditions and downed power lines.
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Officials warned of downed power lines and debris spread over large areas, and urged people to avoid traveling. Gov.
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Several roads were closed because of fire danger, stemming from dangerous weather conditions, falling trees and downed power lines.
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With maximum sustained winds of 130 miles per hour, Michael's powerful winds could knock down trees and power lines.
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There were also warnings of danger from power lines that may have fallen in the street during the earthquake.
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They head off to school for another bullying session, arranging to meet Elle at the power lines after school.
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These winds could be strong enough to bring down trees and power lines, cutting power to thousands of people.
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We are thankful that PG&E is taking steps to prevent the wildfires that their power lines can cause.
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Severe Santa Ana winds may have blown the branch into the power lines, causing arcing that ignited nearby brush.
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Edison's power lines also started the 2017 Thomas fire in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties that killed two people.
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Crews from both Amtrak and Union Pacific worked to clear trees, snow and power lines before hauling the train.
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Collisions specifically with power lines accounted for seven percent of the crashes, two fatalities and 10% of all injuries.
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Part of the Long Island Rail Road&aposs Ronkonkoma Branch was halted because of power lines on the tracks.
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Then, as floodwaters recede, governments add the repair costs of roadways, bridges, parks and power lines to the bill.
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The wildfires, sparked by downed power lines, killed at least 46 people and burned over 200,20193 acres of land.
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The earthquake disrupted 69 power lines, which knocked out the power to more than 121,000 households, said Taiwan Power.
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Detroit Edison, the energy company, used GRiDPads to track downed power lines—a significant upgrade from paper and pen.
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A large storm knocked out power lines Sunday and initially left 220,000 customers without access to electricity, DTE said.
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The storm, accompanied by winds up to 55 miles per hour (89 kph), downed tree limbs and power lines.
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Pictures posted online showed injured people lying amid destroyed houses, overturned cars, split tree trunks and broken power lines.
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Along with the wind, multiple downed power lines caused other ignition points in the Gatlinburg area, complicating the case.
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The lack of wind damage - and downed power lines – created an eerie glow of electric lights reflecting off floodwaters.
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Broken power lines dangle into traffic or are tied to shutters or trees to keep them off the ground.
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Other projects involve acoustic sensors, or training Watson-enabled drones to spot frayed power lines on remote electrical towers.
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The gondola, the basket that carries passengers, came to rest below the power lines, in a field, he said.
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Researchers found that low-level electromagnetic fields, like those emitted from power lines, have an impact on honeybee behavior.
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Sometimes these sweaters can be of wonderfully ordinary things — such as his sweater which has power lines on it.
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Using a fixed-wing drone, the team was able to fly BVLOS to inspect power lines for the utility.
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This initial lead line pulls a heavier metal cable, and finally the cable pulls the much heavier power lines.
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In fact, most of the disturbances were caused by downed power lines or other transmission issues in extreme weather.
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Telephone poles and power lines converge with plane lights and star trails in this image, shot near Newark airport.
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Like maybe someone had pulled the power lines taut for miles and then plucked them with a giant finger.
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They can damage a home's exterior, break large tree branches, and knock down power lines, causing multiday power failures.
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It is believed the plane struck power lines and crashed, leaving one person onboard dead, according to highway patrol.
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This hotel has buried power lines, which is unusual, but it's because they're very close to the State Capitol.
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Tumbling trees knocked over power lines and poles, and utility providers warned that restoring electricity could take several days.
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National Grid said it was using helicopters to survey damage to its power lines in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
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The bill provides $1 billion over five years for clearing brush around power lines and other fire-prevention efforts.
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Among other questions are whether the aircraft could have struck overhead power lines, whose locations are difficult to map.
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An overhead cobweb of ultra-high-voltage power lines connects the power stations to the city's voracious aluminum smelters.
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Coastal flooding was possible in New England, and heavy, wet snowflakes were expected to place power lines in peril.
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Be alert for hazards like downed power lines, broken glass, sharp or jagged metal debris and damaged propane tanks.
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The location is often ideal: on large plots of land far from town, but near roads and power lines.
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Drones in China inspect power lines, survey fires and disaster zones, spray crops, and monitor air pollution around factories.
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For some species, such as Ludwig's bustard, interventions to reduce collisions with power lines have met with little success.
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Like most of her neighbors, she illegally taps into the power lines that run along the rutted dirt streets.
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On the road, power lines had fallen, their poles askew because the dirt that had held them was gone.
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And in several other Northern California fires last year, Cal Fire determined that faulty power lines were the cause.
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Again and again, we had to turn back when water or power lines or fallen trees blocked the road.
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Some cities and regions have decided to bury their power lines underground to protect against winds and falling trees.
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Utilities could also do more to pare back trees in areas where they pose a threat to power lines.
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On Staten Island, 600 customers in the Great Kills and Woodrow neighborhoods lost electricity because of downed power lines.
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It was dark, according to the documents, and the roads were littered with felled power lines and shell craters.
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Eighty percent of the power lines in Puerto Rico are down, the island's electricity utility PREPA said on Monday.
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Firefighters were busy clearing roofs and streets of fallen branches, some of which hit cars, houses and power lines.
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High winds snapped power lines and left about 5.8 million Florida homes and businesses without power, state data showed.
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Founded in March 2019 and launched that September, Skyqraft provides what it calls "smart" infrastructure inspections for power-lines.
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The rubble piles and mangled structures, mixed with downed power lines and trees, are expected to complicate recovery efforts.
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Jennifer Rodi, an NTSB investigator, told CNN that witnesses saw the plane hit power lines on its way down.
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A Minnesota pilot managed to escape injury after crashing his single-engine plane into a cluster of power lines.
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When it rains, the rutted streets flood; when fighting in the north cuts power lines, the streets go dark.
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Flash floods have damaged an already fragile landscape, as near hurricane-force winds downed power lines along the coast.
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Scorched hillsides and damaged power lines are seen along the Pacific Coast Highway near Leo Carrillo State Beach in Malibu.
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The hurricane hit the island with winds spinning at 155 miles per hour, tearing down power lines and cell towers.
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This is because the energy system relies on power lines working together to provide electricity across cities, counties and regions.
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Watch out for debris and keep away from loose or dangling power lines and report them to the power company.
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These include thousands of weakened and damaged poles and power lines that were reused in the absence of new supplies.
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The state was made doubly dark from the remnants of the hurricane and the downed power lines it left behind.
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It is the loss of power lines that drives most blackouts — more reliable power plants can't entirely compensate for that.
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The winds could also bring down trees and power lines, resulting in power outages and whiteout conditions on the roads.
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Most people can't even afford electricity, tapping it illegally and running it to their houses directly from overhead power lines.
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They are being used in rural areas for mining and agriculture, for inspecting power lines and pipelines, and for surveying.
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The task force targets trees that are most likely to fall on homes and power lines, and to block roads.
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FEMA's decision means PREPA and its subcontractors will be entirely responsible for work on the island's power lines starting Friday.
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There were boulders, downed power lines, wrecked cars... The mud was knee-deep in the roadways and deeper in canyons.
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Of course, people in these areas still need electricity, which means running power lines through fire-prone forests and shrubland.
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But the power lines are so "reliably unreliable", says an Indian executive, that they might as well be washing lines.
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Four years ago, Hurricane Sandy ripped through the city, downing trees, power lines and killing 11 people in the area.
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Video footage showed the 24-year old chimp atop an electricity pole, then swinging from power lines in between buildings.
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Cyclone Mekunu has blown into the Arabian Peninsula, drenching arid Oman and Yemen with rain and cutting off power lines.
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Local authorities are also considering extending the power lines from the solar micro-grid to serve the villagers' new homes.
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The question that often arises for people in the path of a storm is why power lines aren't buried underground.
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The traditional utilities are typically required to maintain the network of power lines and often the billing for all customers.
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Winds of up to 140 miles per hour caused widespread damage overnight, with homes destroyed and power lines brought down.
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Desmond Gardner told WAVY that he was in his car with a relative when the wind tore down power lines.
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HOUSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Floating colonies of red fire ants and power lines in floodwaters plagued people fleeing Harvey this week.
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The real cyber enemy lives inside — a true insider threat — and has been attacking national power lines for decades: squirrels.
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There's this sense of, 'Hey man, 12 years ago I was getting DUIs and hanging power lines for the county.
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Two died at the hands of hunters in Mozambique and a third was electrocuted flying into power lines in Swaziland.
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Authorities say only "terrorists" remained after a curfew was imposed and say militants blew up power lines and other infrastructure.
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The grid remains fragile with poles and power lines bent all around the island and still waiting to be fixed.
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One struck just southwest of Miami on Saturday afternoon, damaging a few homes and knocking over trees and power lines.
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Ayotte has taken a tougher posture by insisting the Northern Pass project must include the full burying of power lines.
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After its first round of blackouts in early October, PG&E discovered more than 100 problems with its power lines.
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SkySkopes, an unmanned aircraft operator based in North Dakota, has devised a new way to string power lines using drones.
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That's what happened with this one: they had a lot of ignitions, mainly from the wind knocking down power lines.
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During his two hours of freedom, the monkey scaled utility poles and danced on power lines as he avoided capture.
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Burying power lines in storm prone areas and decentralizing the power grid with solar and other systems would also help.
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The company trims or takes down 1.2 million trees near its power lines every year, a spokesman, Keith Stephens, said.
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The quake brought down power lines and communications networks and more than half the houses in Sirenja district were destroyed.
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Coastal flooding was also possible in New England, and heavy, wet snowflakes were expected to place power lines in peril.
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Boxy parked cars, single-story houses, and low-hanging power lines crowd together inside modest squares on warm gray paper.
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In the U.S., a nor'easter walloped the East Coast, stranding travelers, knocking out power lines and creating dangerous flooding conditions.
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Poisoning was by far the leading cause of mortality, Dr. Amar said, followed by electrocutions from collisions with power lines.
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No serious injuries have been reported, but falling trees cut off power lines and damaged cars, homes, roads and bridges.
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Severe flooding, heavily damaged buildings, uprooted trees and downed power lines appeared widespread in coastal areas near the storm's landfall.
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Ms. Di Leo said she did not believe the plane had pulled down any power lines as it had landed.
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" He added, "The elephants were electrocuted when they knocked down power lines, which fell into the gushing pool of water.
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The storm was still chewing on power lines across north Florida as repair crews deployed in the south on Monday.
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But little information has emerged since then, with the storm having taken out phone and power lines on the island.
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Power lines also start sagging in the heat and can short out if they touch the ground or nearby foliage.
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Mr. Méndez kept moving his small group away from two-story buildings, power lines and poles and into the streets.
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Massive power failures occurred in parts of Michigan and Wisconsin, where severe storms and fierce winds brought down power lines.
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Officials plan to assess the area to determine the extent of the damage and to secure gas and power lines.
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The Syrian government is also building power lines in the desert between Damascus and Aleppo to make supplies more reliable.
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The amount of ice forecast for Michigan could bring down trees and power lines, which could cause widespread power outages.
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Mr. Sterchi first started photographing the squirrels — running along nearby power lines, balancing on the rail — to show their friends.
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The NWS warned that winds in the D.C. area could down trees and power lines and cautioned against "dangerous" travel.
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The storm wrecked most of the island's fragile, ancient power grid and knocked down 1003 percent of its power lines.
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The Camp Fire alone killed at least 86, and may have been triggered by a spark from PG&E's power lines.
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Charleston police urged drivers to be on the lookout for downed trees and power lines, and avoid driving through flooded areas.
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Footage of the crash shows the balloon suddenly start to lose elevation and head straight for a set of power lines.
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Why did the city allow favelas to be built directly under high capacity power lines, endangering the lives of those underneath?
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That afternoon there was significant storm damage in the area including trees falling on homes, downed power lines, and hail storms.
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The commonwealth lost all electricity and most communications after violent winds and rains washed away power lines, cell towers and roads.
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The critics said the vast majority of power outages have been caused by problems with power lines, not at utilities themselves.
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An unidentified man was killed when a helicopter hit power lines and plunged into a Wisconsin river on Saturday, officials said.
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If you're driving, pull over to the side of the road and stop (preferably not under any overpasses or power lines).
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Between 140,000 and 328,000 birds are estimated to be killed each year by colliding with turbines, power lines, and other structures.
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Cal Fire investigators found power lines and associated equipment owned by Pacific Gas & Electric company started 16 fires in October 2017.
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Cal Fire investigators found that power lines and related equipment owned by PG&E started 16 fires in October 2017 alone.
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But getting to the interior of the island remained a challenge with downed power lines, washed out bridges, and blocked roads.
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They also wouldn't have to stick to specific electrified lanes on specific highways that are equipped with ugly overhead power lines.
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It can make roads slippery and large emissions could cause the failure of electrical power lines, said USGS chemist David Damby.
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The storm also downed power lines throughout the area, and Marin and her parents have been entirely without electricity for weeks.
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Trimming trees around power lines and removing dead vegetation are costly, especially over PG&E's vast 70,000-square-mile service territory.
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She said the company had some 6,000 technicians in the field patrolling power lines, making repairs and turning electricity back on.
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Storm surge, debris and downed power lines still present a danger to large swaths of South Florida and the Gulf Coast.
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Eventually, zookeepers shot Chacha with a tranquilizer dart and caught him in a blanket after he fell from the power lines.
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He enjoyed starting lectures with a picture of those goats; though proper leapfrogging, he insisted, still needed power-lines and roads.
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The balloon apparently hit power lines in a field near Lockhart, about 24 miles south of Austin, around 21993:22013 a.m.
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A charity called Children with Cancer UK, for instance, still suggests the disease is connected to electromagnetic radiation from power lines.
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Parents who fret about their children playing near power lines might keep them indoors—away from dirt, germs and each other.
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Plus, putting wires underground is expensive, and it can make it more difficult to get at the power lines for repairs.
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In these, ice doesn't adhere, so it would be very useful for airplane landing strips and power lines and wind turbines.
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Several rooftops were damaged and power lines were down after straight-line winds ripped through the nearby Robins Air Force Base.
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So far, no homes are threatened, but power lines have been burned and a lot of famous scenery could get scorched.
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But he also notes resistance from local communities to large, unsightly power lines, and from national-grid operators to surrendering autonomy.
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Yet to provide service to their customers, they need investment money to build out new substations, transformers, meters, and power lines.
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There were reports of downed trees and power lines but no known injuries, Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency spokesman Christopher Besse said.
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Relative to roads, sewer systems, and airports, power plants and power lines require few workers to build and few to maintain.
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But they will live remotely, which means infrastructure will have to be built out to support them — roads, sewers, power lines.
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Snowfall exceeding 3 inches could cause widespread power outages, given the weight of the wet snow on trees and power lines.
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"We have quite a bit of damage, lots of power lines down, mudslides and trees down in various areas," said Sgt.
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By nightfall, the city was under curfew, darkened without power, its streets littered with downed power lines, fallen trees and debris.
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The utility said Monday its power lines may have started two wildfires over the weekend in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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The 22011 blast produced a light flash seen throughout Hawaii, damaged power lines and generated enough intensity to trigger burglar alarms.
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In one case, a "bomb cyclone" packed enough energy to topple power lines that led to blackouts from Virginia to Maine.
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Unfortunately, the winds of fate were not in the house's favor, as it was zipped directly into the nearby power lines.
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Powerful winds from Hurricane Irma whipped through southwest Florida on Sunday, downing power lines and leaving a trail of debris behind.
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Large parts of California have been under rolling power blackouts to prevent downed or damaged power lines from sparking new fires.
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Pictures posted by media online showed injured people lying amid overturned houses and cars, split tree trunks and broken power lines.
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A Cal Fire probe indicated SDG&E's power lines caused three fires, which together destroyed 1,300 homes and claimed two lives.
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It will do it with camera-equipped drones that inspect municipal power lines and robotic cars that know where people go.
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The power lines near the site belong to the Lower Colorado River Authority Transmission Services Corporation, The Austin American-Statesman reported.
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Investigators have found that the devastating Thomas Fire in northwest of Los Angeles was sparked by power lines owned by SoCal.
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Officials said the fire began when a dry tree branch broke off amid powerful winds and landed on nearby power lines.
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An empty one flew into power lines last week, and people are regularly hurt or even killed when castles become projectiles.
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There are more homes that could catch fire, more infrastructure like power lines that could ignite a fire during extreme winds.
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Once they're in the power lines, electrons are the same regardless of whether they came from wind turbines or coal plants.
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Wall Street fears Edison could be liable for damages if its power lines are found to have started the fires. 2.
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Mr. Long expected the search-and-rescue process to be challenging, given all the fallen trees, debris and downed power lines.
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This is intensified by the lack of traffic lights and the fallen trees and electric power lines that cover the streets.
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Winds that strong can blow down trees and power lines, so power failures are possible and getting around may be difficult.
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During a power failure, make sure appliances are switched off, keep the fridge closed and stay away from downed power lines.
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It can cost $1.4 million per mile to bury power lines in rural areas, compared to $174,000 per mile above ground.
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There are vast, carefully maintained fields of corn and sugar cane, horse stalls, dirt roads, power lines and tail-swishing cattle.
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Power lines are being strung haphazardly across poor countries; these, too, electrocute animals, and collisions alone often prove fatal for birds.
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"In wildlife areas in Kenya, hyenas and other animals make paths to power lines to get at dead birds," he said.
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The tornadoes left a trail of destruction in their wake, including roofs torn off homes and downed trees and power lines.
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The seats faced backward, offering an uninterrupted view of Old Delhi's traffic-thronged streets, crumbling facades and canopy of power lines.
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"Some of these power lines are not held up by very much -- 2200 mph would bring them back down," he said.
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"The system enables ultra-rapid recharge of large electric aircraft without requiring big power lines to serve the load," he says.
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The roads leading to the North Carolina coast were mostly empty of traffic but littered with branches, leaves and power lines.
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To the starboard side were a number of cracks and a mountain chain of ice that overran the nearby power lines.
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Domino's service would still need to overcome "random hazards (like) power lines, moving vehicles, children in the backyard playing", he said.
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Among the damage that was expected to trail Hurricane Harvey: downed walls and power lines, roofless businesses and unanchored mobile homes.
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The town is dry in parts but wind-battered and littered with downed power lines and tilting utility poles in others.
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That money is helping to build power lines to Goma along an inhospitable dirt road, which is rutted with volcanic rock.
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Last year, with the help of volunteers, the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority built power lines to provide electricity to 233 families.
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The two storm-related deaths involved a person retrieved from a flooded vehicle and a man electrocuted by felled power lines.
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It also revealed significant shortcomings in PG&E's inspections of its power lines, a major cause of wildfires in the state.
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Hampered by blocked roads, downed trees and power lines, deputies searched for John "Jack" Cantin, 17 and Faviola Benitez Calderon, 28.
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The governor declared a state of emergency after dangerous storms hit southeast Louisiana, injuring dozens and damaging homes and power lines.
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From above, he could see charred power lines that had fallen onto the highway and crews scrambling to de-electrify them.
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The U.S. National Weather Service measured wind gusts of more than 70 miles per hour (0.93 kph), which downed power lines.
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Collapsing bridges, fallen power lines, and buried pipes, rising like zombies in the liquefied soil, have destroyed many of its roads.
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A 1965 White House conference convened by President Johnson's citizens committee recommended strip-mining controls, bans on billboards and burying power lines.
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The vulnerability of Afghanistan's infrastructure was underlined this year when power lines supplying the capital, Kabul, were cut, causing weeks of blackouts.
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The 2017 fire was linked to Edison power lines sparking during high winds, according to investigators from the Ventura County Fire Department.
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In addition to the hazards produced by a deluge of snow, the region also is expecting downed power lines and service interruptions.
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They know to not panic, to keep their eyes open for downed power lines and to get in touch with their parents.
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But in other areas, crews without adequate supplies patched together damaged poles and power lines in a desperate push to restore power.
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Bodies, destroyed sewer lines, contaminated freshwater supplies and downed power lines create the biggest health risks long after the tsunami waters recede.
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Utility poles and power lines sit destroyed in the Kilauea lava flow on Pohoiki Road near Pahoa, Hawaii, U.S., May 29, 2018.
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About 140,000 homes and businesses in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Jersey lost power as the storm downed trees and power lines.
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It left North Carolina with power outages, flooding, downed trees and power lines, while rain and tides brought flooding along Virginia's coast.
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The two previous shutdowns were done amid concern that gusty winds could disrupt or knock down power lines and spark devastating wildfires.
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Cal Fire investigators previously found that power lines and related equipment owned by PG&E started 03 fires in October 2017 alone.
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The area was pounded by heavy rainstorms on Tuesday, knocking out trees and power lines and leaving thousands of people without power.
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Power lines pose a particular hazard in high winds, when they can be brought down or come into contact with nearby trees.
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North Carolina's largest utility, Duke Energy, brought in thousands of people from its Midwestern and Florida operations to help repair power lines.
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The hurricane's strong winds and heavy rain knocked down homes, roads and power lines, leaving 6 million without electricity in sweltering temperatures.
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Cal Fire investigators have previously found power lines and equipment belonging to PG&E to be responsible for sparking wildfires across California.
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Downed power lines can be seen in the swampland near Everglades City, Florida, a community that was hit hard by Hurricane Irma.
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Across most of California, human activities and infrastructure — like campfires, arson, electrical equipment, and power lines — start the vast majority of fires.
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Grid hardening also involves the brute-force problem of inspecting and properly trimming around the state's 250,43 miles of overhead power lines.
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The National Weather Service has warned winds could reach 75 miles per hour, leading to "erratic fire behavior" and downed power lines.
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Video credits: Car window (Instagram/bigfaf via Storyful); Dog skating (Instagram/curly23lmn via Storyful); Kansas power lines (Instagram/Devan Green via Storyful).
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Cyclone Mekunu blew into the Arabian Peninsula early Saturday, drenching arid Oman and Yemen with rain, cutting off power lines, officials said.
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Cyclone Mekunu blew into the Arabian Peninsula on Saturday, drenching arid Oman and Yemen with rain, cutting off power lines, officials said.
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In 22004, Hurricane Sandy ripped through the city downing trees, power lines and killing 25 people in the city and surrounding provinces.
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The best way of dealing with such problems is more cross-border co-ordination, as well as more high-voltage power lines.
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They can be seen stringing power lines between poles or towers, fixing defective transformers, and scaling power line poles to make repairs.
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Other improvements planned include more extensive tree-trimming along power lines and investments in the distribution grid itself, including infrastructure, Rivard said.
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Whatever the conveyance, you need a lot of space and a lack of power lines and other obstacles to enjoy yourself safely.
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A woman named Kim Clayton tweeted that Hydro One staff had been working on power lines on her property before the crash.
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It also adds outlets on the back that allow owners to wire up accessory lights without running power lines through the firewall.
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FEMA also said it would bring satellite phones to towns and cities to use while the telephone and power lines are repaired.
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The licenses, valid for 30 years, will be to build and operate 2,600 kilometers of new power lines in 16 Brazilian states.
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It navigated and executed those turns and banks, all the while scanning its surroundings for trees, power lines, birds, and other aircraft.
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Texas was hit by several storms in March, including tornadoes that toppled power lines, damaged structures and injured a number of people.
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One man posted a video from Suva, the country's capital, of electrical power lines exploding one after another as the cyclone hit.
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Failing to do so can send electricity back through the power lines, "and that can be deadly for our crews," Gould said.
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The main impediments to Africans making and selling more things are rapacious governments, potholed roads, inefficient ports and power lines without electricity.
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The Syrian government is building power lines in the desert between Damascus and Aleppo to try and make the supply more reliable.
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The new vision of a resilient and sustainable system would include buried main power lines, microgrids and extensive use of solar power.
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"This errant tree branch caused the sparking and arcing of the power lines, igniting nearby brush," Stewart said, according to USA Today.
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Snow has disrupted public transport and energy supplies, damaged power lines and shut roads, airports and schools in parts of central China.
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PG&E's stock fell sharply in October on concerns its power lines may have had a role in the wine country wildfires.
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The utility said it was unable to restore power on Monday because of widespread damage and the danger of downed power lines.
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Local prosecutors dropped charges against the boys in June because other fires from downed power lines contributed to the inferno in Gatlinburg.
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More than 103 percent of the island's power lines were knocked down by the storm, leaving 3.4 million Americans in the dark.
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Many of the repairs are meant to be temporary, and the island's power lines, generators, and substations remain vulnerable to another storm.
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Rescue workers are using helicopters and all-terrain vehicles in a search hampered by blocked roads and downed trees and power lines.
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They were among the 24 people killed across four counties after storms moved through the state, shredding buildings and toppling power lines.
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In New Jersey, heavy snow has toppled trees and taken down power lines, disrupting travel along multiple New Jersey Transit rail lines.
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In Watertown, in suburban Boston, several power lines had collapsed, creating a massive tangle of wires in the middle of the street.
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A fierce nor'easter punished much of the East Coast, toppling power lines, stranding travelers and causing dangerous flooding from Georgia to Maine.
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Through 18 hours of wind and rain, Ashlee braved live power lines and deep water, to help save more than 40 lives.
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Wind speeds are important because strong gusts can blow trees into power lines or knock utility equipment into brush, setting off fires.
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California: The state's largest utility cut power to 500,000 customers, fearing high winds that could down power lines and set off wildfires.
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They built huts and raised colorful tents, all connected by a complex network of paths and power lines — a small, floating city.
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According to official calculations, close to 3,700 miles of new power lines are required to make Germany's "Energiewende," or energy revolution, work.
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There are state regulations requiring strict vegetation management practices by utilities, and they include standards for keeping vegetation clear of power lines.
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Standing water can be electrically charged due to fallen power lines that are submerged or those that are underground but still live.
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Strong winds knocked down trees and branches on roadways and structures and tore down traffic lights and power lines, causing power outages.
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Drones have also crashed onto the White House lawn, into power lines (causing a major blackout), and through apartment windows and storefronts.
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Drones have been widely used to assess damage after natural disasters, carrying cameras that take images of roads, bridges, and power lines.
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Last March, a group of gangsters who were chasing rivals just outside San Salvador came upon eight laborers putting up power lines.
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With phone, internet and power lines down in many places, communication with the islands was difficult and firsthand accounts from eyewitnesses rare.
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Feral and pet cats roaming outdoors cause huge bird mortality every year, as do collisions with buildings, communications towers and power lines.
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Hardest-hit states Winds and snow brought down plenty of power lines, piling on to the crippling outages remaining from last weekend.
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A tornado, caused by the conditions around Typhoon Hagibis, swept through Ichihara, east of Tokyo, destroying homes, power lines, and other property.
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Afghanistan's power supply company, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, said in a statement major power lines serving Wardak and Ghazni had been cut.
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Now, drought and fire-hardened residents face yet another new normal: massive intentional blackouts aimed at preventing fires sparked by power lines.
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Firefighters were hampered by heavy fire and overhead power lines that prevented them from extending ladders, Brown said in a press conference.
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National Disaster Coordinator Steve Cosham warned that the storm could topple trees and tear down power lines, while tornadoes could damage buildings.
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As the storm system pushed into Alabama on Monday evening it toppled trees and power lines and kicked up more suspected tornadoes.
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As humans have added more infrastructure and buildings to the landscape, more birds have collided with power lines and flown into windows.
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In April, Sediver, a French company that manufactures toughened-glass insulators for high-voltage power lines, opened a plant in West Helena.
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On Sunday afternoon, some 20,000 utility customers were already without electricity in Connecticut, where freezing rain had damaged trees and power lines.
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New electronic devices that monitor the condition of long-distance power lines can help to increase their effective capacity at little cost.
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A hot air balloon crashed into live power lines before landing in a lake during a balloon festival in Howell, Michigan, on Sunday.
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A federal judge last week proposed restricting PG&E from using power lines deemed unsafe during high winds in this year's fire season.
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And in June, PG&E paid $1 billion in damages to local governments for blazes linked to its power lines and other equipment.
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That followed a $1 billion payment in damages to local governments in June for blazes linked to its power lines and other equipment.
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Along with blowing snow, the winds could bring down trees and power lines, resulting in power outages and whiteout conditions on the roads.
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The roads into the town — like many in the region Saturday — were a web of downed power lines and piles of broken wood.
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Dr Floreano imagines search-and-rescue drones capable of perching on walls or landing on power lines, like birds, to survey their surroundings.
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Police received a call that a bounce house with three children inside had been lifted by wind onto overhead power lines in Nevada.
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The birds can come into contact with power lines, poison traps and a veterinary drug that killed millions of vultures in the 1990s.
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In 22018 alone, PG&E equipment caused 258 fires, often after branches of falling trees hit power lines, according to state fire officials.
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According to the National Weather Service, nearly a half-inch of ice blanketed parts of North Carolina, knocking over trees and power lines.
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Fire vehicles are having a hard time getting to St. Johns, blocked by rubble in the streets, abandoned cars, and downed power lines.
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"Substantial damage has been caused to a number of homes, cars and power lines," New South Wales state police said in a statement.
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He was piloting a balloon that apparently struck power lines near Lockhart on Saturday morning, killing all 15 passengers and Nichols, authorities say.
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At one time, close to 1 million utility customers were without power as falling tree limbs and whole trees took out power lines.
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Authorities have said the conflagration may have been sparked by power lines toppled in the same high winds that swiftly spread the flames.
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A detailed study of rural Tanzania, where America's Millennium Challenge Corporation built power lines and subsidised connections, found little effect on adults' welfare.
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It's detecting electromagnetic fields, which are given off by anything electric: appliances, your power box at your house, power lines that go overhead.
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Access Power has already provided 100 solar lights to the teacher's village, a taste of what is to come from the power lines.
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"We had multiple trees and power lines down ... we could barely get access to the road," Fire Department Assistant Chief Damond Coffey said.
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"We have had damage ranging from trees and power lines down to roofs damaged by the storm," Robinson told NBC News early Friday.
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Along a stretch of a two-lane highway southwest of Escuinapa, workers from Mexico's Federal Electricity Commission tended to countless downed power lines.
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Emergency responders have urged people to take shelter indoors, unplug household appliances and park in areas not close to trees or power lines.
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Along with tighter budgets, red tape delays the start of roads, aqueducts, schools, power lines and clinics promised to millions living without infrastructure.
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The new image of Grace's episode shows a car in the middle of a field, which has multiple power lines running through it.
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The cameras capture evidence of dangerous conditions, allowing the utility to turn off broken or damaged power lines before they can spark fires.
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The cause of the fire wasn't immediately known, but investigators said no overhead power lines were near the area where the blaze ignited.
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These wildfires, which were caused by downed PG&E power lines, killed at least 46 people and burned over 200,000 acres of land.
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He said that "rioters" had participated in "insane" actions like throwing debris onto train tracks and power lines, halting the city's transportation system.
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Arkansas and western Tennessee Half an inch of ice may coat trees and power lines from Little Rock, Arkansas, to Nashville, Cabrera said.
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In general, most power outages are due to disruption in the power lines that deliver energy, rather than in energy generation, Houser said.
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But it was the word "klydonograph" (an instrument that makes a photographic record of electric surges in power lines) that got her eliminated.
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SPP coordinates the flow of electricity on the high voltage power lines from Montana and North Dakota to New Mexico, Texas and Louisiana.
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The legislation would also speed determination of responsibility for wildfires and require utility companies that operate power lines to submit detailed preparedness plans.
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Mapingguan had a new cellular phone tower, for instance, and other villages were flanked by newish-looking roads, power lines and wind turbines.
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The state became a constellation of islands, each city cut off from the other by downed power lines, felled trees and drowned roads.
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She usually used roads that no one had been down since the fire began, cautiously sidestepping downed power lines and avoiding teetering trees.
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The power plant also put the city at the center of a regional power grid and its web of high-capacity power lines.
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Footage on social media and from local news outlets showed homes torn apart, downed trees and power lines, and roads littered with debris.
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In addition to the conservation costs, animals that come in contact with power lines or other electric infrastructure extract a significant economic toll.
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"There are so many downed power lines and trees that it's almost impossible to get through the city," Apalachicola Mayor Van Johnson said.
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Neglected maintenance around power lines belonging to the state's biggest utility, Pacific Gas and Electric, has been blamed for some of the fires.
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Photos and videos on social media showed a roof torn off a middle school, fallen power lines and vehicles damaged by uprooted trees.
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But this year, as one decade gave way to another, a fierce inferno swept through the community, destroying homes and severing power lines.
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"So that if they survive the accidental poisoning in Bulgaria, and the power lines in Turkey, they don't die here," Mr. Day said.
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With widespread flooding and downed power lines, it's dangerous to venture outside, she said, adding rescue teams were still searching for storm victims.
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PG&E has said the blackouts help guard against fires ignited by the sparks created when windblown tree branches hit live power lines.
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After the American military's invasion, saboteurs toppled power lines to harass the government and looters stole copper wire and sold it for scrap.
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It is a sprawling, high-walled compound, with huge square guard towers overlooking a grim landscape of highways, power lines and vacant fields.
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A February 2017 OSHA inspection found an employee received "electrical shock and burns" after a tool he was using touched overhead power lines.
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Another small grass fire broke out near Brisbane Thursday morning underneath power lines in an area that was not impacted by the shutoffs.
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Winds topped 30 miles per hour, and equipment, known as a C-hook, that helps holds power lines on the transmission tower broke.
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On my way home from the airport, I saw power lines still down, intersections without working traffic lights and knocked-down road signs.
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There are already state regulations requiring strict vegetation management practices by utilities, and they include standards for keeping vegetation clear of power lines.
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Charging vehicles at night at home is possible with existing infrastructure — charging on the highway on holiday weekends may require new power lines.
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The increased funding, supported by both Democrats and Republicans, will go toward protecting and modernizing federal infrastructure like power grids and power lines.
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Weather: Powerful winds that can blow down trees and power lines are sweeping through New York City and the suburbs, weather officials said.
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A fast renewable power construction program would require an acceleration of the cumbersome procedures required to put up power lines and other infrastructure.
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There have been efforts to bury power lines at the Civil War battlefield to restore it to the way it looked in 1863.
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California has a history of power lines sometimes sparking wildfires, including during high wind conditions when trees and their branches can knock down lines.
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Ice accumulations ranging from a half inch to an inch can cause significant damage to trees and bring down power lines for widespread areas.
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Mapping the violence wildlife commits against our power lines—and in the case of a few jellyfish swarms, power plants—has become Thomas's crusade.
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Electricity remained out for much of the city, known for its historic mansions, with power lines lying across roads like wet strands of spaghetti.
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The department reported "minor cracks (in buildings); broken water mains; power lines down; rock slides on certain roads" in northwestern communities in the county.
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Missouri A large tornado slammed the Missouri capital of Jefferson City on Wednesday night, downing power lines and overturning cars at a local dealership.
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Across most of California, human activities and infrastructure — including campfires, arson, electrical equipment and vehicles, and power lines — start the vast majority of fires.
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The city has earmarked $5 million to bury hundreds of feet of overhead power lines and plans to eventually move all electricity cables underground.
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The fire department had done tree and brush clearance in that area as recently as July, in an effort to keep power lines clear.
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As winds began to pick up Thursday morning, the National Weather Service in Boston was already getting reports of trees and power lines down.
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Chinese companies have engineered an alarming-looking way of eliminating trash hanging on power lines — by torching them with flame-throwing drones: That's right.
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However the values over the North Bay Mountains and East Bay Hill may be high enough to topple some additional trees and power lines.
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Scott told residents not to drive into standing water and to avoid downed power lines, saying crews were working hard to ensure limited disruptions.
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Among 43 balloons that hit fixed objects during crashes, the second-most struck object was power lines (11), with trees coming in first (15).
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Motorists and pedestrians will need to be on the lookout for downed power lines and trees as they venture out to work and school.
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Inspecting for the first time Walk carefully around the outside of your house and check for loose power lines, gas leaks and structural damage.
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Power outages affected 5 million people in Ohio, it said, in part due to widespread straight-line winds that downed trees and power lines.
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The Ehang 184 would have to be able to detect very small obstacles, like power lines or wires that came loose in a storm.
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But the drones have been restricted as crews work to clear downed trees and power lines, as well as burn debris and restore infrastructure.
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The park itself has issued no warning for visitors, but the fire is threatening power lines that supply Yosemite, state fire officials said. Gov.
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But because overhead power lines tend to topple in high winds, city-generated and backup power sources are key to keeping drainage pumps running.
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Heart attacks due to stress, electrocutions due to downed power lines, limbs that fell from trees and struck and killed what were hurricane survivors.
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Recent reports have cited Pacific Gas & Electric's power lines as a possible cause of some of the current wildfires in the state's wine country.
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They're used to working in rough, mountainous terrain, dangling from a helicopter and clambering high up on transmission towers to get power lines up.
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There were no more oranges, no oil derricks, just power lines and almond groves in huge geometric parcels all the way to the prison.
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Also, San Diego Gas & Electric power lines started three major fires the same year and paid nearly $700 million to insurers to settle claims.
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Kingo's off-the-grid solar venture isn't just a short-term solution until power lines and infrastructure are expanded into remote and mountainous places.
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Expanding and maintaining power lines in remote places can often be a money-losing proposition for electric utilities — so they often don't do it.
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The NWS said 14 tornadoes sightings were reported on Wednesday in Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma, where storms also snapped power lines and damaged railtrack.
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The concern was that high winds, known as "Diablos," would knock down power lines, causing wildfires that would spread rapidly, fanned by the wind.
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Outside Port Hedland, the state government in Perth spent on hospitals, new power lines and water systems and a $20153 billion Australian football stadium.
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On the ground in St. Croix, downed power lines littered the roadside, roofs were missing and trees were mangled and ripped of all foliage.
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Hurricane Matthew blasted through the Bahamas Thursday on its way from Haiti to Florida, toppling trees, ripping off rooftops and bringing down power lines.
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China's President Xi Jinping has ordered "all-out rescue efforts" in the province after violent weather flattened power lines, overturned cars, and destroyed houses.
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However, the Honey Fire, also in Butte County, was caused by inadequate clearance of tree branches near PG&E power lines, the agency concluded.
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In Gainesville, Florida -- which is inland and not prone to flooding -- power lines largely are buried, said Kury, who calls the college town home.
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Alfred "Skip" Nichols was operating a hot air balloon near Lockhart, Texas, last summer, when he struck power lines and crashed in a field.
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The electricity grid This is a catch-all phrase describing America's electricity infrastructure, most visibly through the power lines you see along the road.
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Big gaps in the tree canopy means that animals must attempt to cross the busy main street via uncovered power lines, or on foot.
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Winds blew down trees and power lines, and hail was reported in communities along the Illinois-Indiana border, the NWS said on its website.
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Matthew moved over the Windward Islands, causing flooding in coastal areas of volcanic St. Lucia and knocking out power lines and trees in Barbados.
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When the storm arrives, flooding and downed power lines may also require you to turn off your power, so prepare to switch it off.
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Maria, which struck Puerto Rico with 150 mph winds that knocked down trees and power lines, easily ripped many solar panels off their moorings.
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In the United States, Dr. Loss and his colleagues have estimated that tens of millions of birds are killed by power lines each year.
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In Kenya, for example, power lines are being installed at breakneck speed, often in protected areas and along major pathways used by migratory birds.
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That's how long it will take to replace the thousands of utility poles and miles of power lines that crisscrossed this precariously modern island.
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To the north, a community of mobile homes was in ruins, and trees leaned on the power lines that electrify this chain of islands.
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Critics of the utilities say poor maintenance of power poles and failure to trim vegetation around power lines is a major cause of fires.
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Ultimately, that may mean saving utility companies money: they won't have to build new power lines because the peaks of usage are less drastic.
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Breakaway connectors could allow power lines hit by falling trees to come down safely without also taking down poles, which take longer to replace.
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Strong winds "allowed water to be blown over the homes and freeze to trees and power lines located behind them," broadcast station WGRZ explained.
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The power company described Wednesday's cuts as a precaution, hoping to prevent its electrical equipment and power lines from sparking blazes in dangerous conditions.
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Or the bald eagles, osprey, and great horned owls electrocuted on uninsulated power lines in North Dakota and Tennessee without any subsequent enforcement action.
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No easy long-term fix: Estimates peg the cost of burying power lines — which would limit the fire risk — at a cool $67 billion.
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Any snow that falls in that zone would be heavy and wet, likely to bring down trees and power lines and cause power outages.
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Between 6 and 12 inches of snow is expected in northern Michigan, Hennen said, and ice accumulation there could down trees and power lines.
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A local electric company has agreed to take out or retrofit power lines and other equipment to make them less attractive to migrating birds.
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Germany's grid regulator BnetzA said in a monitoring report published last week that the country needs 5,900 kilometres in new high voltage power lines.
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Widespread power outages were also expected on Wednesday as heavy snow and ice along winds may topple trees and power lines, the service said.
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And in June, the company paid $1 billion in damages to local governments for blazes linked to its power lines, poles and other equipment.
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Choteau, Montana, experienced downed trees and power lines over the weekend, making it dangerous for people on the road, according to CNN affiliate KRTV.
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Schools throughout the region were closed for a second day in a row and a handful of power lines were downed, CNN Philippines reported.
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Measures to reduce the risks of wildfires, like trimming trees around power lines and installing insulated wiring, could end up costing the company billions.
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Inspecting power lines and making improvements to poles, towers and other equipment could cost PG&E between $1.7 billion and $2.3 billion this year.
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Intent on halting the construction of a new aluminum smelter outside Reykjavik, she sabotages power lines and demolishes the drones deployed to deter her.
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Carrie Cuchens, who lost power at her home southeast of Lafayette, said crews were out working to remove trees that fell on power lines.
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Teams of workers wielding chainsaws cleared downed power lines and other obstacles from Paradise streets while forensics investigators picked through barren, fire-scorched lots.
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That means these assets are in dire need of upgrades, and utilities need to be aware of how these pipes and power lines are degrading.
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"De-energizing power lines may be necessary as a last resort to avert devastating utility-caused wildfires," Commissioner Clifford Rechtschaffen said in a news release.
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A line of storms moved through the Deep South overnight and early Tuesday morning, knocking down trees and power lines from Louisiana to South Carolina.
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As SF Gate explains, the decision to cut electricity in a dozen counties was made because power lines can become incredibly dangerous during high winds.
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Also, Cal Fire disclosed last October that PG&E power lines caused Northern California's Cascade Fire, which burned nearly 10,000 acres and destroyed 264 structures.
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That can help the utility smooth out fluctuations and spikes in demand and ease grid congestion, reducing the need for peaker plants and power lines.
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By the time Maria hit, wooden power poles were rotted, transmission towers had rusted through and overgrown trees menaced thousands of miles of power lines.
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At least 1,000 trees were uprooted, mainly in coastal towns north of Lisbon where the storm first reached land, hitting power lines and blocking roads.
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Its power lines, transformers, and generators suffered from neglect, making it one of the most expensive and least reliable electricity grids in the United States.
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That forced the government last year to extend new power lines out into the desert along a circuitous but secure government-held road to Aleppo.
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Separately, 118,000 customers in the Denver metropolitan area were without electricity due to damaged power lines, fallen trees and high winds, said Xcel Energy XEL.
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A trampoline twisted around trees, giant trees uprooted and on their sides — and sometimes on houses — downed power lines, and other wreckage covered the streets.
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"You have to take into consideration that 85% of power lines are down," Mercader said of the electrical grid, which will take months to restore.
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"Houses have been blown away, roof tops have gone, power lines have been broken and debris scattered around in towns and cities," the newspaper said.
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A Tree Mortality Task Force crew of PG&E workers cut down dead trees in a residential area to protect power lines and other infrastructure.
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Sweden is trying out power lines along a short stretch of road for heavy vehicles to hook up to, as buses do in some cities.
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As trees and power lines fell, and floodwaters surged, many stranded residents had to be evacuated by rescue crews, including a nursing home in Richwood.
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Between 2014 and 2017, there were more than 2,0003 "ignition events" caused by power lines in California, which averages out to 1.5 fires a day.
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Due to damage from the storm, including thousands of downed trees and power lines, some towns have postponed Halloween trick-or-treating until the weekend.
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You can actually see it first fly away from the power lines but then suddenly make a quick U-turn straight into the transmission tower.
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So why don't hurricane-prone regions like Florida bury their power lines instead of stringing them up just to be torn down by powerful winds?
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And while the R1 kept its composure even when flying close to a fence and nearby power lines, it was still a nerve-wracking experience.
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Authorities asked drivers to avoid the area and said about 50,000 people in the surrounding neighborhood lost power because the plane took down power lines.
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Once back home, "walk carefully around the outside of your home to check for loose power lines, gas leaks and structural damage," the NWS said.
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At least 20 people were injured amid extensive damage in storm-hit areas of Missouri on Wednesday, and Missouri DPS said power lines were down.
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Pedestrians should assume that any fallen line is energized and stay at least 20 feet away, while motorists should never drive across downed power lines.
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In Missouri, high winds snapped power lines while winds in Illinois caused empty grain railcars to flip over, the service said based on local reports.
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WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – A strong storm pounded parts of Pennsylvania, damaging numerous businesses in a shopping plaza, overturning cars and downing trees and power lines.
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Similar to power lines, the extent of the damage would depend on how many major gas and oil lines cross the fault when it moves.
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Authorities were working to clear downed trees and power lines Friday after a storm brought tornadoes, heavy rain, hail, and flash floods to the Southeast.
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ET. The sheriff's office said the weather event had caused multiple structures to collapse, gas leaks and that trees and power lines had been downed.
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Heavy snow pounded the East Coast from Maine as far south as North Carolina on Thursday, taking out power lines, icing roadways and closing schools.
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"The problem is we're starting from a small scale," said Quigley, noting the need to construct new, massive power lines across the vast Lower 48.
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At every level, the U.S. government struggles with how to repair, replace, and maintain our nation's aging water and wastewater pipes, power lines, and roads.
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That's potentially terrible news for drivers, and the weight of the ice can snap power lines or bring down trees that will do the same.
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That's what Gus Beyersdorf, 230, and his colleague Nick Jensen, 248, utility workers from Wisconsin, found out while inspecting power lines in Florida on Monday.
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The Caserones copper mine was forced to halt operations for three weeks after power lines were damaged by heavy snow and rain in mid-May.
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The biggest hurdle Keys Energy Services faces is restoring infrastructure, as it is working to repair about 300 downed power lines, according to the county.
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Officials have said power lines toppled by gale-force winds the first night may have sparked the conflagration, though the official cause remained under investigation.
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Roofers examine rooftops, maintenance workers inspect power lines and cell-phone towers, and real-estate agents make flattering aerial videos of their properties with drones.
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Finally, after being shot with a sedative dart, he fell headlong from a tangle of power lines into a blanket held by a dozen workers.
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In other words, for the overwhelming majority of the time, power disruptions are because of things such as power lines going down during a storm.
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There's a dark and mysterious force out there that's intent on attacking the country's power lines, and this map shows exactly where the culprits strike.
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"That afternoon there was significant storm damage in the area including trees falling on homes, downed power lines, and hail storms," Torossian told the newspaper.
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It looked like it would take a helicopter to get it upright again, and who knows how long to string working power lines back up.
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In June, PG&E agreed to pay $1 billion in damages to local governments for blazes linked to its power lines, poles and other equipment.
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Many communities in New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut are without power due to the heavy wet snow snapping trees and bringing down power lines.
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Such a shift would look at more decentralized and digitized approachs, focused on services rather than physical assets such as roads, ports or power lines.
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Two previous blackouts in recent weeks were carried out amid concern that gusty winds could disrupt or knock down power lines and spark devastating wildfires.
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The area -- littered with mud, rocks, downed power lines, trees and wrecked cars -- "looked like a World War I battlefield," said Santa Barbara County's sheriff.
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Downed power lines snaked across streets, which were largely empty except for the police and fire personnel surveying the damage and utility workers making repairs.
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Local shopkeepers have pulled together to repair power lines and keep telecom towers running, to feed public workers, and to procure diesel for backup generators.
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Power lines supported by two wooden poles rise above a scrubby terrain in the United States; lattices of metal parade over the hills of Australia.
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More than 100 endangered Asian elephants were killed by electrocution in the state of Odisha, India, over 12 years, mostly by contact with power lines.
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These include making power lines more visible to birds, insulating conductors on pole tops, and designing poles so birds cannot make contact with live components.
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California wildfires: Power lines belonging to Pacific Gas & Electric, the state's largest electrical utility, caused the Camp Fire in 2018, state officials concluded on Wednesday.
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Using bulldozers and other heavy equipment, workers cleared trees, boulders, downed power lines, household items and building material that had been swept onto the roads.
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On the ride to San Juan, he looked around at toppled trees, downed telephone poles, tangled power lines, roofs and crumbled wood structures and wept.
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Meanwhile, locals say that other types of public projects, like power lines or roads, involve far more public input than oil and gas pipelines do.
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Pilots have access to detailed charts showing the locations of power lines, hilly terrains, and other obstacles, most of which are available on handheld tablets.
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Investigators say the Getty fire was likely caused by a broken tree branch that was blown into power lines during high winds on Monday morning.
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The 6.6 magnitude quake hit early on Tuesday, damaging buildings, toppling power lines and triggering landslides in the central area of the Philippines' southern island.
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PG&E announced it could shut off power to much of the state to avoid power lines from triggering wildfires last week during strong winds.
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Preston couldn't reach the neighborhood by car, so she got out and ran a half mile, hopping over downed trees and ducking under power lines.
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Cyclone Debbie crossed the north of tropical Queensland state in late March, smashing tourist resorts, bringing down power lines, flattening canefields and shutting coal mines.
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Last month PG&E cut off electric power to about 60,000 customers to prevent wildfires as high winds threatened to topple trees and power lines.
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A month earlier, another single-engine plane pulled down power lines as it crashed into an intersection shortly after taking off from the Bayport Aerodrome.
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Power lines have been reconnected but as the grid comes back online, residents are having to cope with regular government shutdowns, intended to conserve supplies.
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The number wasn't known Monday night because crews couldn't get to them all — downed trees tangled with power lines blocked county roads and state highways.
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And as part of its wildfire-prevention efforts, the company has spent $2.3 billion over the past six years to trim vegetation around power lines.
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But the company's critics assert that it has not done enough to reduce the fire risk posed by its power lines, conductors and other equipment.
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By far the most common cause of blackouts is damage to power lines, which are the most vulnerable part of the electrical grid to storms.
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The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency on Monday evening said it had received reports of damage to homes, downed power lines and trees -- and extensive flash flooding.
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Ice accumulation doesn't just lead to slick roads and perilous travel conditions, but can also cause tree damage, which in turn can take out power lines.
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Cal Fire found last June that PG&E-owned power lines had sparked a separate series of wildfires that swept Northern California's wine country in 2017.
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"(That's) because of the interconnected nature of our electrical grid and the power lines working together to provide electricity to cities, counties and regions," Singh said.
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The company already faces billions of dollars in potential payouts from lawsuits after California said PG&E's power lines were responsible for sparking last year's wildfires.
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That technology relies on traditional power lines to transmit data over the millimeter wave band, similar in ways to Aereo founder Chet Kanojia's new company Starry.
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The utility is concerned that winds forecast to hit 60 mph at times could throw branches and debris into power lines or topple them, sparking wildfires.
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That includes everything from taxis and electrical current — so you can travel along power lines — to the iconic goombas and even a life-size T-rex.
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Experts plan to strategically place explosives onto the cranes, hoping the debris lands in a certain area, avoiding major gas and power lines, according to McConnell.
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Videos and photos of the storm damage showed cars tossed around, street signs missing, homes missing roofs, and downed trees and power lines, among other damage.
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Yet even that figure is misleading since it changed its policy to concentrate on connecting only those homes that are already close to existing power lines.
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Photos shared to Twitter by Missouri Public Safety show "extensive" damage along Ellis Boulevard near Highway 54, with downed power lines and collapsed signs littered throughout.
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State investigators concluded that PG&E's power lines caused the fire, which leveled nearly 19,000 homes and other structures and caused some $16.5 billion in losses.
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Damage in Panama City near where Michael came ashore Wednesday afternoon was so extensive that broken and uprooted trees and downed power lines lay nearly everywhere.
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The chimp was eventually subdued after a frantic two-hour police chase, but you have to wonder: Why didn't he get zapped by the power lines?
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Aníbal Chárriez was one of several hundred who drove through knee-high water and dodged fallen power lines only to be told he was not needed.
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Police limited access to those who could prove they lived along the shoreline road, which was cluttered with debris, uprooted palm trees and fallen power lines.
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Sure, burying power lines underground keeps them safe from wind, but it can also increase the risk that storm surge and flooding could damage the wires.
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The utility is facing billions of dollars in damage payouts after its power lines were blamed for starting some of the fires in California last year.
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The storm flooded cities, decimated farms, and tore down buildings along with 100 percent of the island's power lines, leaving about 3.5 million people without power.
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It has taken days to comb through the area, in part because downed trees and power lines and other debris made some areas difficult to reach.
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She explains that we have a major infrastructure problem: Old, unmaintained power lines are failing under the pressure of a growing state and more extreme weather.
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For example, the Avian Power Line Interaction Committee has focused for many years on developing ways to reduce the number of birds killed by power lines.
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But in the late 1990s, the federal government made a commitment to pave the roads, extend power lines and build water and sewage facilities, he said.
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Given the threat posed by putting power lines above ground, why not put power to all critical infrastructure in the United States (not just Florida) underground?
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Officials warned of widespread outages due to downed power lines and projectiles becoming airborne, with gusts over 60 miles per hour leading to potentially dangerous conditions.
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City arson investigators say the Getty fire was likely caused by a broken tree branch being blown into power lines during high winds on Monday morning.
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No snow is expected in the South, where thousands remain without electricity across the Deep South days after a snowstorm snapped power lines across the region.
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The storm uprooted trees, brought down power lines, flooded streets and tore the roofs off some properties but did not appear to have caused wide destruction.
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In some areas, at least an inch of ice could coat everything from tree limbs to roadways, downing power lines and causing surreal scenes of destruction.
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