{"id":239131,"date":"2025-04-29T12:05:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T11:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/did-rare-atmospheric-phenomenon-cause-massive-power-failure\/"},"modified":"2025-04-29T12:05:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T11:05:16","slug":"did-rare-atmospheric-phenomenon-cause-massive-power-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/did-rare-atmospheric-phenomenon-cause-massive-power-failure\/","title":{"rendered":"Did &#8216;rare atmospheric phenomenon&#8217; cause massive power failure?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/qSR5rHQ-VSI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Did 'rare atmospheric phenomenon' cause massive power failure?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qSR5rHQ-VSI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>It has been suggested that a &quot;rare atmospheric phenomenon&quot; led to an unprecedented power outage in Spain and Portugal which left millions of people without electricity.<\/p>\n<p>The entire Iberian Peninsula was reportedly brought down by the outage that happened in just five seconds, affecting hospitals and schools, causing travel chaos and forcing play to be abandoned at the Madrid Open tennis tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Professor of aerospace engineering Sinead O&#8217;Sullivan explains what the &quot;rare atmospheric phenomenon&quot; could have been and why it would affect power supplies.<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #poweroutages #energy #spain #portugal <\/p>\n<p>Read the latest: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/spain-portugal-power-outage-latest-large-parts-of-countries-affected-with-traffic-lights-not-working-and-phone-lines-down-13357538<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has been suggested that a &quot;rare atmospheric phenomenon&quot; led to an unprecedented power outage in Spain and Portugal which left millions of people without electricity. 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