Night Lights Show Slow Recovery from Maria

The hurricane took a disproportionate toll on power supplies in remote areas of Puerto Rico.

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Puerto Rico Goes Dark

A power plant fire left much of the island without electricity.

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Dorian Reaches South Carolina

Power outages piled up in Charleston County as the storm raged just offshore.

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Blackout Leaves American Cities in the Dark

A power outage left many major American cities in the dark on August 14, 2003. The blackout was apparent from the perspective of space in this pair of DMSP satellite images.

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Pinpointing Where Lights Went Out in Puerto Rico

Satellite data on city lights could aid rescue and recovery efforts after Hurricane Maria.

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Lights Out in Hatteras

A power outage brought darkness to parts of North Carolina’s Outer Banks.

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Hurricane Michael Reaches North Carolina

Since making landfall, the storm has caused severe property damage and deaths in the southeastern United States, with more damage expected.

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Harvesting Sunlight in California

Situated in the Mohave Desert, Ivanpah solar power station became the world’s largest thermal power tower system.

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Solar Towers near Seville, Spain

In a patchwork of agricultural fields outside Seville, Spain, stand two heliostats, which generate solar power by concentrating sunlight to heat water into steam, which is used to generate electricity.

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Power Outages Plague Nepal

Darkness descended on much of Nepal after a powerful earthquake rattled the country’s already stressed electrical grid.

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Lights Out in Michael’s Wake

The powerful storm knocked out power across the southeast U.S., as seen by a NOAA-NASA satellite.

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Power Outages in Washington, DC Area

A powerful line of thunderstorms knocked out power to millions of households in the U.S. Midwest and Mid Atlantic on June 29, 2012.

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Powerful Winter Storm Pummels the U.S. East Coast

A rapidly intensifying Nor’easter brought snow, ice, gusty winds, power outages, travel delays, and flooding to millions.

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Hurricane Matthew off South Carolina

The Aqua satellite captured this image of Matthew as the storm churned along the coast of South Carolina.

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Hurricane Hermine Approaches Florida

For the first time in a decade, a hurricane is poised to strike Florida.

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