Have you heard? Possible terrorist attack? I have yet no more info on this.. in 10 minutes there will be special news about this..

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Well now we know.. it wasnt a terrorist attack.. but we still dont know what it was.. maybe a "test" what would happen or just a plot to force new investions on US power grid and to its security measures..

[Edited on 16-8-2003 by Uninen]

Very little information right now.


Still developing...

some in Canada too, according to Reuters....

Still no details though....

Yeah I just turned on the news. NYC. massive power outage to the entire New York metro area. Nothing about terrorism yet tho.

Canada too, hell, all the way to detroit michigan. Alot of Metro areas hit by the outage.

We had something similar happen in California, we lost power statewide back in 96.

Yeah.. but it could have something to do with terrs.. or.. nuclear reactor melt down.. OR the LOVESAN virus just crashed the computers controlling power grid.. i dont know.. we shall see..

even in Boulder Colorado....

NBC Radio news saying that likely cause is overloaded Niagra Falls power grid....

out in most of NYC....especially 917 area codes...

An overload at the Niagra powerplant being blamed, and high temps. Unlikely. The temps there are pretty much normal and standard for that area. High humidity is normal for this region too. Thats whats being blamed, they deny terrorist attack though.

Still cities affected: NYC, Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, Ottowa, Toronto., everything inbetween.

Last time there was amassive blackout in major cities, in the summertime, there were riotsand chaos. Any of you HAARP watchers get a current or recent reading?

I see on television that theres thousands of people running around the bridges in front of cars in large groups trying to get home. I find it quite enjoyable, makes them look like cows.

Originally posted by Skadi_the_Evil_Elf
An overload at the Niagra powerplant being blamed, and high temps. Unlikely. The temps there are pretty much normal and standard for that area. High humidity is normal for this region too. Thats whats being blamed, they deny terrorist attack though.

Still cities affected: NYC, Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, Ottowa, Toronto., everything inbetween.

Last time there was amassive blackout in major cities, in the summertime, there were riotsand chaos. Any of you HAARP watchers get a current or recent reading?

They said that they think that it is not a attack.. but nothing sure yet..

Last time Niagra power grid failed in 70s there was riots and looting in large scale..

Btw did you see all those people walking on a streets.. and the abbandoned vehicles..

[Edited on 14-8-2003 by Uninen]

Looting!? Damnt why cant i be in one of those cities!

Thats exactly what I mean. Last time something like this happened, there were massive widescale riots and looting.

And this isnt just NYC, either, this is detroit, Toronto, Ottowa, Toledo, Cleveland, the whole northeastern seaboard. Detroit is a tinderbox.

Any other black outs reported elsewhere? Anything going on at the HAARP site?
Id check out HAARP, but it doesnt want to load on this caveman comp im on.

NEW YORK (Aug. 14) - A huge power blackout hit U.S. cities spreading from New York to Cleveland and Detroit and north into Canada Thursday afternoon.

In New York City, the blackout affected subways, elevators and airports, including John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia airports.

Thousands of people streamed into the streets of lower Manhattan in 90-degree heat.

In Toronto, Ontario, too, workers left their offices after the blackout hit shortly after 4 p.m. EDT.

Traffic lights were out throughout downtown Cleveland, creating havoc at the beginning of rush hour.

There were reports of outages in New Jersey and Connecticut as well.

Every prison in New York state reported a loss of power and had switched to backup generators, said James Flateau, a spokesman for the state Department of Corrections.

White House officials were monitoring the blackout from Washington and from San Diego, where President Bush addressed troops at midday.

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Check out Talkeetna trace...VERY bizarre.

Watching Sky News now and Newyork looks real bad, it looks like every single person in the city is on the street, Government denys Terrorist attack ......... but no explanation yet

Ya know you have to wonder what its like for those people who are stuck in a subway car or in an elevator, total blackness and phones dont work, man that would be freaky!

are we vulnerable for a terrorist attack?