{"id":420260,"date":"2026-01-07T10:09:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T09:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=420260"},"modified":"2026-01-07T10:10:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T09:10:02","slug":"berlins-terror-blackout-enters-4th-day-as-tens-of-thousands-suffer-in-cold-without-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=420260","title":{"rendered":"Berlin\u2019s Terror-Blackout Enters 4th Day as Tens of Thousands Suffer in Cold Without Heat!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"408\" data-attachment-id=\"420268\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=420268\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0-Berlin.jpg?fit=1360%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1360,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0 Berlin\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0-Berlin.jpg?fit=723%2C408&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0-Berlin.jpg?resize=723%2C408&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A dark street in Berlin during a power blackout, with minimal lighting and blurred red light trails from passing vehicles.\" class=\"wp-image-420268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0-Berlin.jpg?resize=1024%2C578&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0-Berlin.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0-Berlin.jpg?resize=768%2C434&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0-Berlin.jpg?resize=640%2C361&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0-Berlin.jpg?resize=1200%2C678&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0-Berlin.jpg?w=1360&amp;ssl=1 1360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>There is an ongoing major power blackout in southwest Berlin (primarily affecting districts like Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Lichterfelde, Nikolassee, Wannsee, and parts of Lankwitz) that began on January 3, 2026, following a fire on a cable bridge over the Teltow Canal. This damaged high-voltage cables connected to the Lichterfelde power station.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This has highlighted vulnerabilities in Germany&#8217;s energy infrastructure, with people relying on torches, generators, and community support in the cold. If you&#8217;re in the area or need specific help resources, check official sites like berlin.de or stromnetz.berlin for updates.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"408\" data-attachment-id=\"420270\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=420270\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0Berlin-1.jpg?fit=1360%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1360,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0Berlin  1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0Berlin-1.jpg?fit=723%2C408&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0Berlin-1.jpg?resize=723%2C408&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A dark street scene in Berlin during a power blackout, featuring illuminated vehicle lights and dimly lit buildings in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-420270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0Berlin-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C578&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0Berlin-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0Berlin-1.jpg?resize=768%2C434&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0Berlin-1.jpg?resize=640%2C361&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0Berlin-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C678&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0Berlin-1.jpg?w=1360&amp;ssl=1 1360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">_____________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/notrickszone.com\/2026\/01\/06\/berlins-terror-blackout-enters-4th-day-as-tens-of-thousands-suffer-in-cold-without-heat\/\">No Trick Zone<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/notrickszone.com\/author\/admin\/\">P Gosselin<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A humanitarian catastrophe unfolds in Berlin after leftwing fanatics sabotage power grid\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s as if the green movement can\u2019t destroy Germany\u2019s energy supply quickly enough. Now fanatics are resorting to sabotage attacks on lifeline power grids.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"451\" height=\"326\" data-attachment-id=\"420264\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=420264\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-93.png?fit=451%2C326&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"451,326\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-93.png?fit=451%2C326&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-93.png?resize=451%2C326&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Map highlighting the districts in southwest Berlin affected by a major power blackout, including Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Lichterfelde, Nikolassee, Wannsee, and parts of Lankwitz.\" class=\"wp-image-420264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-93.png?w=451&amp;ssl=1 451w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-93.png?resize=300%2C217&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Epicenter of Berlin\u2019s January 3rd terror attack blackout.\u00a0<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the second time in less than four months, lunatic fanatics have sabotaged&nbsp;Berlin\u2019s power supply through a&nbsp;deliberate arson attack&nbsp;on a cable bridge over the Teltow Canal.&nbsp;The fire severely damaged high-voltage cables connected to the nearby&nbsp;Lichterfelde&nbsp;heat and power station.&nbsp;The blackout began in the early hours of&nbsp;Saturday, January 3, 2026, with emergency services first alerted to the cause around&nbsp;5:45 AM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>45,000 households, 2,200 businesses go cold and dark<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The primary areas affected include&nbsp;Zehlendorf,&nbsp;Steglitz,&nbsp;Wannsee,&nbsp;Nikolassee and&nbsp;Lichterfelde.&nbsp;Initially, the outage impacted approximately&nbsp;45,000 to 50,000 households&nbsp;and over&nbsp;2,200 businesses.&nbsp;While some residents were reconnected over the weekend, roughly&nbsp;25,000 to 30,000 households&nbsp;remained without power as of today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Terrorist attack on fossil fuels, AI centers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A far-left extremist group known as the&nbsp;\u201cVulkangruppe\u201d (Volcano Group)<a href=\"https:\/\/notrickszone.com\/2025\/09\/10\/berlin-sees-major-power-outage-after-extreme-leftists-sabotage-power-transmission-line\/\">&nbsp;has claimed responsibility \u2014 again<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp;stating they targeted the infrastructure to protest \u201cthe fossil fuel economy\u201d and the rising energy demands of AI data centers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The attack appears to have been timed to cause as much pain and suffering as possible, coinciding with a mid-winter cold snap with temperatures hovering well below freezing. The situation is quickly escalating into a humanitarian disaster as city, state and federal authorities incompentently bungle and dither about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Services, communications, heat pumps cease<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most homes in the area rely on electric pumps or grid-connected systems for heat; some residents reported indoor temperatures dropping to&nbsp;13\u00b0C (55\u00b0F).&nbsp;Mobile phone networks, landlines, and internet services have been disrupted.&nbsp;Elevators are out of order (trapping elderly residents in high-rises), traffic lights are dark, and local trains (S-Bahn) have faced significant delays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There have already been reports of looting as residents have been forced to leave their homes, making them open targets for thieves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Numerous schools and shops remain closed.&nbsp;Hospitals initially relied on emergency generators, though most have now been reconnected to the grid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>More days needed to restore power<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The grid operator,&nbsp;<em>Stromnetz Berlin<\/em>, estimates that power will be&nbsp;fully restored by the afternoon of Thursday, January 8, 2026.&nbsp;The delay is due to the complexity of replacing heavy high-voltage cables and the fact that the ground is currently frozen, making repair work more difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the meantime, the city has opened emergency shelters (such as the Cole Sports Centre and Zehlendorf Town Hall) and the German Armed Forces are providing hot meals to residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Harsh criticism: incompetent authorities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bungling authorities have faced sharp criticism, primarily centered on the city\u2019s lack of disaster preparedness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There has been significant public outcry over the \u201cchaotic\u201d distribution of information. Outlets like&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blackout-news.de\/aktuelles\/berlins-katastrophenschutz-97-jaehrige-auf-feldbett-fotos-mit-politikern-statt-fuehrung\/\"><em>Blackout News<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;and local social media feeds have described the relief efforts as \u201cphotos with politicians instead of leadership,\u201d highlighting cases where elderly residents (<a href=\"https:\/\/blackout-news.de\/aktuelles\/berlins-katastrophenschutz-97-jaehrige-auf-feldbett-fotos-mit-politikern-statt-fuehrung\/\">some in their late 90s<\/a>) were left in cold emergency shelters on simple cots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;UVB (Lobby Group for Berlin-Brandenburg Businesses)&nbsp;has criticized the lack of security for critical infrastructure.&nbsp;They pointed out that a single bridge fire could cause millions of euros in damage and shutter over 2,000 businesses, calling for a radical rethink of how the city protects its energy \u201clifelines.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2nd major attack in less than 4 months<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, members of the opposition in the Berlin House of Representatives have questioned why, after a similar attack in September 2025 and the Tesla factory attack in 2024, the Senate and\u00a0<em>Stromnetz Berlin<\/em>\u00a0had not implemented better physical security or \u201credundancy\u201d (backup) systems for these vulnerable cable bridges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Speculation spready over state-sponsored sabotage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some critics point out that that carrying out an attack of this quality requires a \u201chigh level of technical sophistication\u201d, thus leading to speculation on the Internet that insider knowledge or state-sponsored sabotage may have been involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Security analysts and grid experts have noted that the attack was not a random act of vandalism.&nbsp;The perpetrators precisely targeted a&nbsp;cable bridge\u2014a known \u201csoft spot\u201d where multiple high-voltage lines are concentrated and exposed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Vulkan group\u2019s 2,500-word letter claiming responsibility for the attack contained specific technical details about the incendiary devices and the specific cables targeted, leading the Germany\u2019s&nbsp;State Security Service&nbsp;to classify it as highly credible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"479\" data-attachment-id=\"420272\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=420272\" 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