Mark<p>Did ‘induced atmospheric vibration’ cause blackouts in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a>? An <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/electrical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electrical</span></a> engineer explains the phenomenon</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Portugal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Portugal</span></a>’s grid operator <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/REN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>REN</span></a> was quoted as blaming the event on a rare phenomenon known as “induced <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/atmospheric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atmospheric</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/vibration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vibration</span></a>”. REN has since reportedly refuted this.</p><p>But what is this vibration? And how can <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> systems be improved to mitigate the risk of widespread blackouts?</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/did-induced-atmospheric-vibration-cause-blackouts-in-europe-an-electrical-engineer-explains-the-phenomenon-255497" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/did-induce</span><span class="invisible">d-atmospheric-vibration-cause-blackouts-in-europe-an-electrical-engineer-explains-the-phenomenon-255497</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Blackouts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackouts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/grid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electricity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ElectricalGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricalGrid</span></a></p>