{"id":523649,"date":"2022-12-09T00:01:14","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T21:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/south-florida-iguana-causes-large-scale-power-outage\/"},"modified":"2022-12-09T00:01:14","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T21:01:14","slug":"south-florida-iguana-causes-large-scale-power-outage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/south-florida-iguana-causes-large-scale-power-outage\/","title":{"rendered":"#South Florida iguana causes large scale power outage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a279d5145f7e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a279d5145f7e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/south-florida-iguana-causes-large-scale-power-outage\/#South_Florida_iguana_causes_large_scale_power_outage\" >South Florida iguana causes large scale power outage<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"South_Florida_iguana_causes_large_scale_power_outage\"><\/span>South Florida iguana causes large scale power outage<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>One Florida&#8217;s infamous invasive iguanas wreaked havoc in one of the state&#8217;s southern cities on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The City of Lake Worth Beach announced that one of the scaly green creatures was responsible for a &#8220;large scale outage&#8221; of power.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[Lake Worth Beach] Electric Utility is currently responding to a large scale outage caused by an iguana at our 6th Ave Substation,&#8221; the city <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LakeWorthBchPBC\/status\/1600531433591869443?ftag=YHF4eb9d17\" data-ylk=\"slk:tweeted\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">tweeted<\/a> just before noon on Wednesday. &#8220;This outage is effecting customers in the South East area of our service territory. Our teams are working hard to repair the damage and restore the system.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The city has not provided further updates since the announcement, but in a map that they referred people to that tracks outages in the city, it <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears as though all outages have been restored.<\/p>\n<p>One woman commented on the city&#8217;s original <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> post saying that the iguana in her neighborhood &#8220;went up under the transformer or something but he blew it and he fried.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>CBS <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> has reached out to the city for more information on the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Green iguanas are known for <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/myfwc.com\/wildlifehabitats\/profiles\/reptiles\/green-iguana\/#:~:text=Regulatory%20Status,private%20property%20with%20landowner%20permission.?ftag=YHF4eb9d17\" data-ylk=\"slk:causing trouble\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">causing trouble<\/a> across Florida. According to the state&#8217;s Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the species is considered invasive. They are instead native to Central America and the tropics of South America and some Caribbean islands, but are so rampant in Florida that they have been the source of injury to many.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, for example, a 62-year-old man had to get stitches after an <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/miami\/news\/florida-man-iguana-bike-crash\/?ftag=YHF4eb9d17\" data-ylk=\"slk:iguana ran in front of his bicycle\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">iguana ran in front of his bicycle<\/a>, causing him to crash, CBS Miami reported.<\/p>\n<p>They can grow to be more than five feet long and weigh up to 17 pounds, and are known for feasting on vegetation, bird eggs and dead animals, causing damage to residential and commercial areas. They can also damage infrastructure with their burrowing, which can erode and collapse sidewalks, the commission said.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps what they&#8217;re most known for, however, is <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/florida-frozen-iguanas-falling-from-trees-during-cold-snap-bomb-cyclone-storm-east-coast\/?ftag=YHF4eb9d17\" data-ylk=\"slk:falling out of trees\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">falling out of trees<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When temperatures dip below 50 degrees Fahrenheit, the massive iguanas get <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/iguanas-fall-florida-cold-weather\/?ftag=YHF4eb9d17\" data-ylk=\"slk:cold-stunned\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">cold-stunned<\/a> and appear to suddenly drop dead \u2013 although they are very much alive.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/videos\/wnba-star-brittney-griner-on-her-way-home-after-prisoner-swap-with-russia?ftag=YHFaf537c7\" data-ylk=\"slk:WNBA star Brittney Griner on her way home after prisoner swap with Russia\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">WNBA star Brittney Griner on her way home after prisoner swap with Russia<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/videos\/who-is-viktor-bout-russia-prisoner-swap-brittney-griner?ftag=YHFaf537c7\" data-ylk='slk:What to know about Viktor Bout, the \"Merchant of Death\" swapped for Brittney Griner' class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">What to know about Viktor Bout, the &#8220;Merchant of Death&#8221; swapped for Brittney Griner<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/videos\/white-house-discusses-release-of-brittney-griner?ftag=YHFaf537c7\" data-ylk=\"slk:White House shares more on the release of Brittney Griner\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">White House shares more on the release of Brittney Griner<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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