This is not a problem dreamed up by a person wearing a tinfoil-wrapped-colander hat, this is a potential threat, whether manmade, or natural that will not be pretty should it occur. It is not something that going out and buying a few flashlight batteries, a gallon of milk, a loaf of bread, a 6-pack of beer, and a bag of potato chips will take care of... - 2010 study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the agency that monitors sun storms, warning that an extreme solar storm could leave “130 million people without power FOR YEARS,” and destroy or damage more than 300 hard-to-replace electrical grid transformers. - The long-term loss of electrical power likely would produce CATASTROPHIC loss of life. - Power losses may CAUSE SPIRALING FAILURES that could lead to loss of systems that control water and wastewater systems, perishable foods and medications, lighting and air conditioning, computer, telephone and communications systems, public transportation, and fuel distribution. - FEMA’s more-than-200-page RESPONSE PLAN for dealing with a solar storm was BLACKED OUT from the released documents.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 19:01:54 +0000
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