Yesterday lunchtime, at around 12:30 pm Madrid time (11:30 am in Lisbon/GMT), the entire Iberian Peninsula suddenly lost ...

Preliminary reports out of Europe about the massive blackout that left millions powerless say the cause may have been ...

It’s about to rain for days in eastern states because of an unusual atmospheric phenomenon known as an omega block.

Millions in Spain and Portugal have been left without electricity after widespread power cuts blamed on a “rare atmospheric phenomenon,” with officials warning that it may take up to a week ...

In early reporting, Portugal’s grid operator REN was quoted as blaming the event on a rare phenomenon known as “induced atmospheric vibration”. REN has since reportedly refuted this.

The power outage has brought public transport to a standstill, caused significant traffic jams and delayed flights.

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Rede Eletrica Nacional (REN), Portugal's grid operator, has since put out a statement, claiming that the outage is related to a "rare atmospheric phenomenon". It said: "Due to extreme temperature ...