United States: Rethinking the American Dream

Blackouts (16/16)

The New York City skyline seen at sunrise during the biggest North American power outage in history. A heat wave in August 2003 had triggered a massive blackout that affected large parts of the northeastern U.S. and Canada. Heat waves put pressure on power grids by increasing demand for energy-intensive air conditioning and refrigeration. The common result of an overtaxed grid is an electricity blackout. (Photo Reuters)