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==Effects==

==Effects==

Blackouts are an often over-looked but potentially very serious [[disaster]], depending upon one's location ([[urban]] or [[rural]] and [[:Category:Survivalism|stored provisions]]. Blackouts are most severe in [[population density|heavily populated]], apartment dense areas that rely on [[refrigeration]] for [[food storage]].  When the power goes out the [[food]] spoils quickly, the windows on high-rise [[apartment]]s won't open for ventilation, and apartment dwellers can't easily exit their buildings.  People become stranded in elevators, and travel can be constrained due to the traffic control and mass-transit systems going down.  There can even be a breakdown in [[law and order]] (see [[WROL]]) due to a widespread urban blackout.

Blackouts are an often over-looked but potentially very serious [[disaster]], depending upon one's location ([[urban]] or [[rural]]) and [[:Category:Survivalism|stored provisions]]. Blackouts are most severe in [[population density|heavily populated]], apartment dense areas that rely on [[refrigeration]] for [[food storage]].  When the power goes out the [[food]] spoils quickly, the windows on high-rise [[apartment]]s won't open for ventilation, and apartment dwellers can't easily exit their buildings.  People become stranded in elevators, and travel can be constrained due to the traffic control and mass-transit systems going down.  There can even be a breakdown in [[law and order]] (see [[WROL]]) due to a widespread urban blackout.

==Examples==

==Examples==