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Cuba Faces Hurricane Oscar After Nationwide Blackout. How Much Can the Island Endure?
The repeated failure of the power grid and a hurricane that has swamped the island’s eastern end has many Cubans fed up, posing a challenge to the Communist government.World - The New York Times - October 21 -
Mexican fuel flows to Cuba as the island faces blackouts and the loss of Russian and Venezuelan oil
Mexico has sent nearly half a million barrels of crude oil and diesel in just a span of days, oil shipment data showsWorld - ABC News - 10 hours ago -
Cuba’s grid goes offline with massive blackout after a major power plant fails
Cuba’s electrical grid went down after one of the island’s major power plants failed, leaving millions without powerWorld - ABC News - October 18 -
Cuba slowly starts restoring power after island-wide blackout
Cuba restored a trickle of power to its grid by mid-evening on Friday, officials said, hours after the island plunged into a countrywide blackout following the collapse of one of its major power ...Top stories - NBC News - October 19 -
Power outages plague Cuba as Hurricane Oscar adds to island's woes
Millions of Cubans were enduring electricity blackouts as the government struggled to restore services. Hurricane Oscar, striking the east as a Category 1 storm, added to the disruption.Top stories - NBC News - October 21 -
Power goes out on entire island of Cuba, leaving 10 million people without electricity
Cubans expressed alarm at the situation and one resident said they felt the country had reached the “bottom of the barrel.”Top stories - NBC News - October 18 -
Cuba’s electrical grid goes offline after one of the island's major power plant fails, said the energy ministry
Cuba’s electrical grid goes offline after one of the island's major power plant fails, said the energy ministryWorld - ABC News - October 18 -
Cuba Suffers Mass Blackout as Energy Crisis Deepens
The Communist government ordered the closure of nonvital activities hours to avoid power grid collapse.World - The Wall Street Journal - October 18 -
Major outage leaves all of Cuba without power
A major power outage has left Cuba without power. The Ministry of Energy and Mines posted on the social platform X at 12:35 p.m. EDT Friday informing the public the National Electricity System ...Politics - The Hill - October 18 -
Cuba a oscuras por fallas del sistema eléctrico
Durante semanas, el país ha carecido de combustible para hacer funcionar la red eléctrica, lo que ha dejado a grandes zonas de la isla sin electricidad durante periodos de 15 a 20 horas.Top stories - The New York Times - October 18 -
Cuba hit by second blackout after grid collapse
Cubans experienced their second black out wave Saturday after government officials said they were working to restore electrical service to hospitals and crucial service centers after a grid failure ...Politics - The Hill - October 19 -
Hurricane Oscar hits Cuba as it struggles with power outage
Millions of people are still without power, with food rotting in fridges and no water supply in many homes.Top stories - BBC News - October 20 -
Oscar weakens to tropical storm after hitting Cuba as a Category 1 hurricane
Hurricane Oscar made landfall Sunday evening on the northern coast of east Cuba before it weakened to a tropical storm as it moved across the island, according to the National Hurricane Center.Top stories - NBC News - October 21 -
Cuba plunged into crisis by prolonged power blackouts
President warns against ‘vandalism’ after fuel shortages exacerbate economic strugglesBusiness - Financial Times - October 21 -
What's behind Cuba's ongoing energy crisis?
The lights are turning back on in Cuba after a major power plant failure plunged the entire nation into darkness last week. While the majority of power has been restored, the blackout is serving as ...Top stories - CBS News - October 22 -
Our future lies in floating islands
Reducing overall methane emissions is the best lever we have for reducing near-term warming. Aquatic methane could be the best lever for reducing overall methane emissions; it’s time to pull that ...Politics - The Hill - October 19 -
13 Scary Islanders Facts On Halloween
The Islanders' numbers aren't pretty through the first 10 games of the season.Sports - Yahoo Sports - 20 hours ago -
‘China is not Cuba’s sugar daddy’: ties between communist nations weaken
Havana’s economic collapse is hampering relations with BeijingWorld - Financial Times - October 13 -
Cuba Suffers Blackout After Power Plant Failure Near Havana
The Cuban government had just announced emergency measures to reduce electricity use — then the power went out across the entire nation.World - The New York Times - October 19 -
Cuba suffers complete blackout after national electrical power grid fails
Most businesses were closed on Friday as officials blamed deteriorating infrastructure and fuel shortages for failure. Cuba restored a trickle of power to its grid by mid-evening on Friday, ...World - The Guardian - October 18 -
Massive blackout hits Cuba after major power plant fails
A massive outage left millions of Cubans without power and prompted the government Friday to implement emergency measures to slash demand.Top stories - CBS News - October 18 -
Cuba's power grid fails leaving millions without electricity
Cuba is experiencing a nationwide blackout after a major power plant failure, shutting down the electrical grid and leaving 10 million people without power. This outage adds to an ongoing crisis, ...Top stories - NBC News - October 18 -
Cuba makes progress on regaining power after second total blackout
Authorities say they are gradually re-establishing electrical service across the island, including to hospitals. Cuba’s government said on Saturday it had made some progress in gradually ...World - The Guardian - October 19 -
Cuba electricity returns for some after major power outage
A major power plant failed in Cuba, affecting the entire national system and leaving millions without power.Top stories - CBS News - October 19 -
Slow progress after Cuba’s electrical grid collapses twice in 24 hours
As electricity was being restored in parts of Cuba following an island-wide blackout, a total collapse of the electrical grid occurred once again.Top stories - NBC News - October 20 -
Cuba Suffers Second Power Outage in 24 Hours, Realizing Years of Warnings
Fidel Castro once called Cuba’s power plants “prehistoric.” But the country still relies on them, contributing to the longest blackout since the collapse of its former patron, the Soviet Union.World - The New York Times - October 21 -
Cuba hit with second blackout amid national power grid failure
After electricity was partially restored in Cuba following an island-wide blackout, the electrical grid collapsed a second time, causing widespread alarm. Journalist Ed Augustin told NBC News that ...Top stories - NBC News - October 19 -
Cuba's power grid collapses again, keeping millions in the dark
Cuba's main electrical grid has failed, frustrating Cubans across the island, with up to ten million still in the dark. NBC News' George Solis has the latest.Top stories - NBC News - October 19 -
What to know about the electrical grid failure that plunged Cuba into darkness
A few things to know after millions of people in Cuba were left without electricity for two days when the nation's electrical grid collapsedWorld - ABC News - October 20 -
Hurricane Oscar makes landfall in the Bahamas, heads toward Cuba
Oscar, which the National Hurricane Center characterized as "very small," is the 15th named storm of the hurricane season.Top stories - CBS News - October 19 -
Scarce food and stifling homes: sputtering grid pushes Cuba nearer collapse
Four power cuts in a weekend born of the state’s penury have caused nationwide struggles and shortages. Dusk has become a particularly frenetic time in Havana, as Cuba prepared for a third night ...World - The Guardian - October 21