1. Senate dumps strategy to prevent EMP damage

    ... was warning us of possible solar electromagnetic-pulse damage to our electric grid, a key Senate ... that would specifically protect the grid against solar EMP and other physical threats," he said ... . Another report from NASA estimated such a cosmic "superstorm" could cause as much damage as "20

  2. Solar superstorm could knock out U.S. power grid

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    ... superstorm could be far worse. A monster blast of geomagnetic particles from the sun could destroy ... (Reuters) U.S. weather has been lousy this year, with droughts, heat and killer storms. But a solar ... 300 or more of the 2,100 high-voltage transformers that are the backbone of the U.S. electric grid

  3. NASA: 2012 'space Katrina' may cripple U.S. for months

    ... . In March 1989, a geomagnetic storm took down the power grid over much of Quebec, leaving millions ... Anik E2 telecommunications satellite was knocked out by a solar storm, and it took six months ... A recently released NASA report warns that the U.S. has forgotten the power of the sun, creating

  4. Finally! Congress addressing EMP threat

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    ... . But a solar superstorm could be far worse. A monster blast of geomagnetic particles from the sun could ... grid, according to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). Even a few hundred destroyed ... transformers could disable the entire interconnected system. There is impetus for a group of federal

  5. George McGovern dies at 90

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    ... ;CTIME=2012-10-21-08-20-23) George McGovern once joked that he had wanted to run for president ... (HOSTED.AP.ORG/DYNAMIC/STORIES/U/US_OBIT_MCGOVERN?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT& ... , a scandal that fully unfurled too late to knock Republican President Richard M. Nixon from his place

  6. Nobody's there to answer call for help

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    ... toward Earth, the impact of solar storms can knock out very expensive satellites on which a society ... that could shut down power, energy, food and communications. The National Aeronautics and Space ... in which a direct hit on earth from a solar flare could cause catastrophic damage to the electrical

  7. Report denying EMP danger called 'junk science'

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    ... transformers. Experts say that the effects of an electromagnetic pulse from a solar storm could knock out ... on the nation's electric grid, even though federal agencies have warned an intense storm could destroy ... pulse, or EMP. Scientists have warned such an event could disrupt America's electrical grid

  8. Standoff over devastating impact of EMP attack

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    ... to the nation's power grid transformers in the event of an intense solar storm, the FERC, which regulates ... . WASHINGTON As scientists warn of an impending solar storm between now and 2014 that could collapse ... the national power grid, thrusting millions into darkness instantly, a debate has flared up between

  9. Five Reasons Why You Should Take Steps To Get Off The Grid

    ... and snow that knock out regional power grids … sometimes for weeks at a time ... ;rsquo;s war against nuclear and coal power combined with much of the new climate legislation may ... steps to get off the grid right away. I can personally recommend the Solar Generator available from

  10. $2 trillion sunstorm coming, NASA warns

    ... possible but actually forecast, and it could fry electronics and knock out the transformers ... in the national electric grid system. It is an expected solar storm – or what's called a solar ... Academy of Sciences have confirmed to G2Bulletin could occur sometime between 2012 and 2014

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