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A new study from the National Academy of Sciences outlines grim possibilities on Earth for a worst-case scenario solar storm.
Damage to power grids and other communications systems could be catastrophic, the scientists conclude, with effects leading to a potential loss of governmental control of the situation.
Wow - one of those posts where you don't know what to say.
On the bright side - they did say widespread outages is a rare possiblity.
Did not know in 1989, the sun knocked out power to all of Quebec.
Wow - one of those posts where you don't know what to say.
On the bright side - they did say widespread outages is a rare possiblity.
Did not know in 1989, the sun knocked out power to all of Quebec.
No idea what this says but it certainly looks authoritative - 13March 1989 - Solar CME Storm (http://www.valdostamuseum.org/hamsmith/13Mar89.html - broken link)
No idea what this says but it certainly looks authoritative - 13March 1989 - Solar CME Storm (http://www.valdostamuseum.org/hamsmith/13Mar89.html - broken link)
TY, interesting reading.
At the time of the Quebec outage, it says Sweden was also affected.
Agree with the "no idea"
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In response to the inceased pressure and changes in the electric field due to the solar wind moving past the magnetosphere, the magnetosphere contracts causing such obvious signatures as a decrease in the latitude of the auroral zone from its quiet-time location. 13March 1989 - Solar CME Storm (http://www.valdostamuseum.org/hamsmith/13Mar89.html - broken link)
What??
In addition to the obvious, this post drew my attention because of the whole global warming debate and how the sun's cycle (and sun spots) factor into that whole debate.
An EMP attack by a terrorist or enemy country would do the same thing. The U.S. is in fact very vulnerable to a complete collapse, the grid and our reliance on technology is our achilles heel.
A new study from the National Academy of Sciences outlines grim possibilities on Earth for a worst-case scenario solar storm.
Damage to power grids and other communications systems could be catastrophic, the scientists conclude, with effects leading to a potential loss of governmental control of the situation.
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Wait the SUPER VOLCANO had up to 900 earthquakes in about two weeks and noone should be alarmed? Lmao..
That's exactly what I was thinking too.
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