Baltic states switch to European power grid, ending Russia ties
Vilnius, Lithuania Reuters The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania completed a switch from Russia’s electricity grid to the EU’s system on Sunday, severing Soviet-era ties amid heightened security after the suspected sabotage of several subsea cables and pipelines. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hailed the move, years in the planning, as […]
Cuba records hottest month since 1951, straining electric grid
Havana, Cuba Reuters Cuba in July recorded its hottest month since 1951, officials said, with the soaring temperatures on land and sea straining the country’s decrepit electric grid and pressuring fragile ocean resources. The average temperature in July hit 29.1 degrees Celsius, Cuba’s Meteorological Institute said. The previous record on the Caribbean island, known for […]
Cuba turns lights back on in parts of Havana, elsewhere still dark after Ian
Havana, Cuba Reuters Cuba had begun to progressively restore power to the capital Havana by early on Thursday, according to Reuters witnesses and official reports, but vast swaths of the Caribbean island nation still remained in the dark following the passage of Hurricane Ian. Much of the island of 11 million people was entering its […]