widespread blackouts

Sprache: de

📖 Definitionen

Großflächiger Stromausfall; Verdunkelung

EN: A situation where electrical power supply is interrupted over a large geographic area or affects a significant number of people simultaneously.; A period of enforced total darkness or lighting restrictions imposed over a large area, often for security or military purposes.

The intense demand for cooling has overloaded electrical grids, leading to widespread blackouts.

Die enorme Nachfrage nach Kühlung hat die Stromnetze überlastet und zu flächendeckenden Stromausfällen geführt.
During the conflict, the authorities ordered widespread blackouts to prevent enemy aircraft from targeting the city.

Während des Konflikts ordneten die Behörden flächendeckende Verdunkelungen an, um zu verhindern, dass feindliche Flugzeuge die Stadt ins Visier nehmen.