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Political Factoid
2011
Japanese nuclear disaster
backup power supplies failed*
due to unanticipated water surge (aftermath of
To-hoku earthquake and tsunami)
2012
New York City hospital power outage
backup power supply failed*
due to unanticipated water surge (Hurricane Sandy)
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Undue reliance on primary power source and a single level
of backup, with an assumption that both would never fail
at the same time.
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