Posted on Nov 2, 2015
The White House is preparing for catastrophic solar flares which can destroy the grid. What will you do to prepare for an EMP event?
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If a giant solar flare hit the Earth, it could knock out the entire power grid, meaning no more new Justin Bieber singles, no more televised presidential debates, and no more Facebook photos of babies [or, heaven forbid, RP postings!]. But it wouldn't be all good news. The Washington Post reports the electromagnetic pulse—or EMP—created by such an event could wipe out electricity for months on end, creating a global catastrophe. That's why the White House released its National Space Weather Strategy on Thursday. According to the Houston Chronicle, the multiagency plan details how the US will prepare for—and deal with—a massive EMP from space weather. The six-step plan requires government agencies, schools, the media, the insurance industry, nonprofits, and more to work together. In other words: We might be doomed.
http://www.newser.com/story/215329/white-house-preparing-for-catastrophic-solar-flares.html?utm_source=part&utm_medium=foxnews&utm_campaign=rss_science_syn
http://www.newser.com/story/215329/white-house-preparing-for-catastrophic-solar-flares.html?utm_source=part&utm_medium=foxnews&utm_campaign=rss_science_syn
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Posted 9 y ago
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my family will be fine. enough food and water, and enough ammo for a small platoon, and know my neighbors are self reliance too ... just life become a lot harder.
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What's pretty horrifying about this is, it's not that hard to build a device that emits an EMP. I'd be more worried about the nuclear reactors failing because the electronics in the control systems are fried. I guess it's a good thing that there's a plan being developed, but I wonder if it'll be swept under the rug, as solutions to this problem might prove expensive.
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CPO Andy Carrillo, MS
Yes, the U.S. and Israel were able to use Suxtent to mess with Iran's centrifuges, so who is developing the capability to interfere with our nuclear facilities cooling systems, much less the grid?
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My life is about over anyway. It sucks to be young in such an eventuality.
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