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  • Solar Storms Could Knock Out Power For Millions

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...-millions.html

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    A repeat of what is described as a Carrington Event has been much in mind lately. Homeland Security has now set out it's stall.
    Solar Storm Mitigation Fact Sheet

    Space weather is a naturally occurring phenomenon in which the sun releases solar flares, energetic particles and/or coronal mass ejections (CME). These events are known as solar storms. In particular, if a CME is directed towards Earth, it can interact with the Earth’s magnetic field and cause geomagnetic storms. Under these circumstances extra currents, known as geo-magnetically induced currents (GIC), are created in the ground which can impact the electric grid.
    http://www.dhs.gov/publication/solar...ion-fact-sheet

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