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Why Blackouts Are More Common Than Ever, in 2 Charts
Ten years after the 2003 meltdown, weather-related outages are on the rise.
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the Northeast blackout of 2003, the largest power outage in North American history.
For a while, this colossal disaster was a shared reference point for millions. We salvaged a tub of ice cream on the roof, hitched a ride home with strangers, directed traffic at a darkened intersection, and so on. Everyone had a story.