Power Line
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About Power Line
Power Line is an American conservative political blog, founded in May 2002. Its posts were originally written by three lawyers who attended Dartmouth College together, namely John H. Hinderaker, Scott W. Johnson, and Paul Mirengoff.
Trapped by Maui fire, their escape routes were blocked. Why?
... They say they did this for two reasons: to stop people driving into the path of the fire, and to prevent people from driving near downed Power Lines...
Hurricane Ian: Death toll rising as storm strengthens
... He warned homeowners to watch out for Power Lines mixed in trees and said no one should be tinkering with generator sand chainsaws, or climbing ladders without proper training...
Zaporizhzhia: UN nuclear agency calls for Ukraine plant safety zone
... Ukrainian officials said on Monday that the last working reactor was disconnected from the grid after the last main Power Line went down...
Ukraine says giant Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant can't supply Russia
... " The Russians can build a Power Line theoretically, but it will take a long time, like their Crimean bridge - several years, " he said, referring to the bridge connecting Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014, to Russian territory...
UK gets first new-style pylons in a century
... But birds are not electrocuted, because they are not touching the ground, so the electricity stays in the Power Line...
Storm Dudley: Falling power line kills 13 dogs in North Yorkshire
...Thirteen dogs have died after being electrocuted when a Power Line fell on to their kennel during Storm Dudley...
Storm Arwen: Guests spend second night at Britain's highest pub
... They have been unable to leave because of a fallen Power Line and snow blocking the main routes out...
How to plug the UK into desert sunshine
... These Power Lines are not just important for countries seeking to link their grids together - offshore wind farms, which are ever more popular, require under-sea cables, as well...
Hurricane Ian: Death toll rising as storm strengthens
At least 10 people have died in Florida and The Death Toll is expected to rise, as Hurricane Ian continues to strengthen, officials have said.
Joe Biden has warned The category one storm could be The deadliest hurricane in Florida's history, with a " substantial loss of life".
Ian is Now moving inland and " taking aim" at North and South Carolina , The National Hurricane Center says.
A blackout is affecting some 2. 2 million Florida homes and businesses.
The Flood waters have been so severe they have trapped Some People in their homes, officials said, with The National Guard going door to door in The City of Orlando To rescue those stranded.
The 10 deaths that have have been confirmed were All In The south-west Charlotte County , which saw intense winds.
Joseph Tiseo, a local commissioner, told The Bbc The area had a " tremendous wind event that lasted for 12 Hours Straight . . it was brutal".
He Said said it was Not Yet clear how many of The deaths were a direct result of The Hurricane .
A little further south, Lee County took The brunt of The Storm Surge .
The State 's Governor Ron Desantis told a news conference on Thursday evening that The damage in Fort Myers , a harbourside city there, was " almost indescribable".
" To see A House just sitting in The Middle of Estero Bay , literally must have gotten picked up, flown because of The Massive wind speed and The Storm Surge and deposited in a body of water, " He Said .
" I would say The Most significant damage that I saw was on Ford Myers Beach, some of The homes were wiped out, some of its was just concrete slabs"
One Woman who lost her home said The Experience is " numbing" and has her feeling " overwhelmed".
" It's not my first hurricane but it's my first total loss, " Karen, who lives on San Carlos Island in Fort Myers told Reuters.
Some residents had to Swim Out of their homes.
" You have to either swim or drown, " an Orlando woman told Cbs News , The Bbc 's partner in The US.
A Woman in Fort Myers , who swam to safety when her Ground Floor apartment began to flood, said when she returned home she " had to wait about Five Minutes for all The floodwaters to come out".
And at The Sun Seekers Mobile Home park in North Fort Myers , residents recounted their terror as they tried to protect themselves with blankets.
" It was terrifying, because you're helpless" one of The Residents , Kim said. " We had no [phone] service to call anyone, but No One would have come anyway. "
At The Governor 's briefing, Kevin Guthrie , director at The Florida Division of Emergency Management warned about " indirect deaths" - The fatalities that can happen after a storm system has passed.
He warned homeowners to Watch Out for Power Lines mixed in trees and said No One should be tinkering with generator sand chainsaws, or climbing ladders without proper training.
" People need to be extremely careful, " Mr Guthrie said.
" If you do not know How To use a chainsaw. If you do not know How To climb a ladder. If you do not know The difference between a cable line and a Power Line , you should not be doing that. "
Some parts of Naples, a seaside city south of Fort Myers , have been rendered a dark and deserted Ghost Town , and The City 's iconic Pier has been smashed in half.
The Bbc 's Bernd Debusmann, who is reporting from Naples, says a Concession Stand - which just days ago marked The halfway point on The Pier - Now stands precariously over The water, with splintered pieces of wood hanging off.
About a block from The beachfront, some roads remain impassable and underwater, while others have been left covered in mud as The slowly water recedes.
Hurricane Ian causing a Total Blackout in The country on Tuesday.
Meanwhile in Puerto Rico , The Massive clean-up effort continues, after The Hurricane hit The Caribbean island last week.
There was also a power blackout there, and ten days on, More Than 269,000 households are still without electricity, according to.
Puerto Rico was already reeling from Hurricane Fiona, a category one storm that hit just days earlier, on September 18.
As Hurricane Ian rolls on and attention moves to Florida, many on The Island are worried about being forgotten.
" To The People of Puerto Rico , we have not gone away, " President Biden said on Thursday, speaking at The headquarters of The Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) in Washington Dc .
" I Am committed to you and The Recovery of The Island , we will stand by you no matter how long it takes to get it done. "
Source of news: bbc.com