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West Texas faces outages, damage following tornadoes, severe weather
The NWS in Lubbock has placed parts of West Texas and New Mexico under a tornado watch into late Thursday evening. Here's ...
AI is piling risks onto already-shaky power grids
EPA v. its own AI A new generative AI tool the Environmental Protection Agency is using says climate change is real and ...
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Southwest Airlines’ New Lithium-Ion Battery Policy Is Tested Early
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Can you take a power bank on a plane?
With increasing concerns over their fire risk, we outline what carriers, including British Airways, Ryanair, EasyJet, Virgin ...
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When a Power Bank Smokes at 40,000 Feet: How Lithium-Ion Battery Safety is Reshaping Air Travel
A customer’s battery charger apparently overheated and began to smoke.” Just one day after implementing its ...
Can I take my portable charger on a flight? The rules after several airlines ban using the device
Airlines in the US, China, Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea and Singapore have introduced new power bank regulations following ...
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Daily Memo: How Southwest’s SMS Flagged A Hazard And Reshaped Passenger Policy
Daily Memo: How Southwest’s SMS Flagged A Hazard And Reshaped Passenger Policy is published in Aviation Daily, an Aviation ...
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You Can't Charge Devices in Your Carry-On Bag on Southwest Airlines Anymore. What You Need to Know
While the FAA and the Transportation Security Administration currently allow lithium-powered devices like e-cigarettes and ...
Southwest's new portable charger policy was vindicated after just 24 hours when a flight diverted due to a smoking battery pack
A Southwest passenger's "battery charger apparently overheated and began to smoke," the airline said. Quick-thinking flight ...