You Light Up My Life… Or At Least Manhattan

Ever wondered which jaw-dropping event could power the Big Apple for a full 24 hours? From Mother Nature’s fury to sci-fi-level explosions, only one of these powerhouse events can flip the switch on NYC—and it’s not your Aunt Linda’s treadmill.

 

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#1. Which of the following events generates enough energy to power New York City for at least one day (roughly 11,000 MWh)?

A Category 5 hurricane’s wind energy over the Atlantic for one minute

. A single large volcanic eruption (e.g., Mount St. Helens 1980)

One bolt of lightning

The energy released by one-thousand sticks of dynamite

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