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Hi Ferfal, check this story out:
Sounds like it'd be pretty bad... and a 12% chance of it hitting in the
next 10 years is not small. Would you recommend anything different to be
prepared for such an event?
Cheers!
-C
Hi! First of all thanks for the review. I’m glad you liked my new book. The
5 Star review helps a lot so I do appreciate it!
Indeed, we came close, and as you say the statistics regarding how likely
it is to happen again are a bit scary. Here’s an interesting article from NASA
about the incident:
Such an event would fry electronics so as often stated its better to keep
gear and tech as simple as possible.
Depending on where it hits and the magnitude we could be talking about most
States being left without power for weeks, maybe months. Then again, the bulk
of it may land in the middle of the Pacific or Atlantic, resulting in very
limited damage to the infrastructure. There’s simply no way of knowing.
Regardign how to prepare for such an event, start with the basics for
sheltering in place (bugging in) covering the most likely disasters first and
go from there towards the least likely ones. Plan for long periods of time
without power and communications, maybe even without tap water. Your gear should
cover the essentials: Staying warm, protecting yourself, having water, food and
means of cooking it. Have plans in place in case you have to bug out in a
hurry. Make sure you have a potential bug out abroad location in case you may
have to leave the country, even the continent due to the event. Fires due to
busted lines and centrals are likely and no doubt the services will be
overwhelmed. At least in this case, towns and cities with lower population
would be an advantage.
FerFAL
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Most of the USA's nuke plants would melt down if without power for a week or two.
My question all along has been, in the event of a massive solar storm of the sort that just missed Earth, would backup power kick in to keep these plants, some of which are "Fukushima-like," cooled?
If not, large swaths of Illinois and the eastern half of the entire country would be showered with long half-life fallout.
http://www.nrdc.org/nuclear/fallout/
When is someone going to connect the dots on this?
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