blackouts

amnesia

Pathological loss of recall

• fugueContrapuntal musical form
• lapseBrief failure or expiration
• gapUnfilled space between

blank · loss · forgetfulness · dissociation · trauma · confusion · disorientation · episode · unconsciousness · fainting

outage

Loss of electrical service

• gridFramework of intersecting lines
• electricityEnergy from charged particles
• brownoutTemporary power decrease

utility · transformer · substation · circuit · fuse · overload · voltage · infrastructure · disconnection · interruption

night

Dark hours daily

• voidWithout legal effect
• lightlessnessComplete absence of brightness
• eclipseCelestial body blocks another

shroud · gloom · dimness · inkiness · umbra · blindness · cave · windowless · stumbling · groping

evacuation

Removal from danger

• preparednessState of being equipped
• crisisDecisive dangerous moment
• disasterSudden ruinous event

shelter · relief · survival · contingency · rescue · supplies · battery · radio · water · stockpile

air-raid

Aerial bombing assault

• sirensEmergency vehicle noisemakers
• curtainsHanging fabric window covers
• BlitzSwift intensive attack

bombing · curfew · shelter · rationing · warden · searchlights · propaganda · London · WWII · shades

censorship

Official content restriction

• redactionObscuring sensitive text
• suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
• newsReports of recent events

coverage · information · broadcast · transmission · classified · restriction · embargo · ban · press · reporting

• infrastructure failuresbridge collapse, potholes, dam breach, power outage, water main breaks
• urban hazardspotholes, crime, traffic, accidents, sinkholes
• Alcoholismalcoholism, alcoholic, alcohol abuse, alcohol addiction, alcohol dependence
• energy policyenergy policy, energy bills, energy independence, energy security, energy efficiency
• Faintingfainting, syncope, swooning, collapse, fainting spells
• power supplyelectricity, power grid, power lines, power plants, generators