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Space storm alert: 90 seconds from catastrophe – space

By Joshuah | Published: March 27, 2009
Over the last few decades, western civilisations have busily sown the seeds of their own destruction. Our modern way of life, with its reliance on technology, has unwittingly exposed us to an extraordinary danger: plasma balls spewed from the surface of the sun could wipe out our power grids, with catastrophic consequences. The projections of just [...]
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Powerful Solar Storm Could Shut Down U.S. for Months

By Joshuah | Published: January 12, 2009
Think Non-Electric tools and appliances, and communications the old fashioned way, with paper and pencil and perhaps visiting friends and family…and be armed. Source: FOXNews.com 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 [...]
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