OUR SUN HAS A DARK SIDE CALLED EXPLOSIVE SOLAR STORMS. IMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT ELECTRICITY. SOLAR STORMS CAN HIT LIKE A COSMIC TSUNAMI. HUMAN LIFE IS INEXPLICITY LINKED TO THE SUN.
JUST AS SOLAR FLARES COULD WIPE OUT POWER GRIDS, SO COULD A SUDDEN BURST OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION.
SECURITY EXPERTS SAY THE CAUSE IS MORE LIKELY TO COME FROM A MORE SINISTER SOURCE, SUCH AS DETONATION OF A NUCLEAR WEAPON. AN EMP BLAST - WHETHER FROM WEAPON OR SOLAR ACTIVITY - COULD DESTROY OUR ENTIRE ELECTRONIC , TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE IN LESS THAN A SECOND. EXPERTS CLAIM THAT IF SUCH A BLAST OCCURRED OVER AMERICA, 90 PERCENT OF ALL AMERICANS COULD BE DEAD.
HOWEVER, CONGRESS AND THE ADMINISTRATIONS OF PREVIOUS AND CURRENT PRESIDENTS LARGELY HAVE IGNORED THOSE WARNINGS.
THERE IS A VERY POWERFUL SUN STORM THAT IS BEGINNING TO HIT EARTH. TO DATE, THE CONSEQUENCES HAVE BEEN INCONSEQUENCIAL. POWER GRID DESTRUCTION COULD PUT US IN THE 19TH CENTURY.
IF A SOLAR STORM MUCH LIKE THE ONE THAT HIT IN 1859, MODERN LIFE COULD COME TO A STANDSTILL. ALL FORMS OF COMMUNICATION, INCLUDING ENERGY, WATER SUPPLY, COMMUNICATION AND TRAVEL, TO NAME A FEW, WOULD GRIND TO A HALT.
EMP’S COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED YEARS AGO IF CONGRESS ACTED IN PROTECTING THE SATELLITE POWER GRID. WHILE AN ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE EVENT ON OUR CIVILIAN INFRASTRUCTURE COULD BE SERIOUS, IT CAN BE MANAGED IF GOVERNMENT AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVEL GIVES IT HIGH PRIORITY TO UNDERTAKING PREVENTATIVE ACTION TO LESSEN ITS IMPACT AND ENHANCE OUR ABILITY TO RECOVER FROM IT.
YEARS AGO,THE SAFETY MEASURE WOULD HAVE COST TWO BILLION DOLLARS AS A ONE TIME COST, AS RESEARCHED BY RONALD PAWLEY. THE SUN HAS NOT YET REACHED ITS PEAK ACTIVITY FOR THIS SOLAR CYCLE.
THE SUN HAS AN ACTIVITY CYCLE MUCH LIKE HURRICANE SEASONS, ACCORDING TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE U.S. SPACE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER IN BOULDER, COLORADO.
THE SUN BEGAN WAKING UP ABOUT A YEAR AGO AFTER HYBERNATING FOR FOUR OR FIVE YEARS - NOT DOING MUCH OF ANYTHING, ACCORDING TO EXPERT ANALYIST, EVEN THOUGH THE UPCOMING SOLAR MAXIMUM MAY SEE A RECORD LOW IN THE OVERALL AMOUNT OF ACTIVITY, THE INDIVIDUAL EVENTS COULD BE VERY POWERFUL.
EXPERTS NOW AGREE AND CONGRESS IS BEGINNING TO TAKE NOTICE THAT A MAJOR CONCERN ARE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS (GPS) WHICH HAVE BECOME RELIANT IN CELL PHONES, AIRPLANES, AUTOMOBILES, SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS WHICH ARE ALL AT VERY HIGH RISK FROM SOLAR STORMS.
EVERY TIME WE PURCHASE GASOLINE AND USE CREDIT CARDS THAT IS DONE BY SATELLITE TRANSACTION.
ONE SOLUTION TO THIS DEVASTATING PHENOMENOM IS TO REBUILD THE AGING POWER GRID TO BE LESS VULNERABLE TO SOLAR DISRUPTIONS. BETTER FORECASTING IS ANOTHER ANSWER. THESE STUDIES MAY HELP SCIENTISTS PREDICT WHEN AND WHERE SOLAR FLARES MIGHT APPEAR AND WHETHER A GIVEN STORM IS POINTED TO EARTH.
IF OUR GOVERNMENT SEIZES THE INITIATIVE, POWER COMPANIES COULD PROTECT VULNERABLE TRANSFORMERS BY TAKING THEM OFF LINE BEFORE THE SOLAR STORM STRIKES. THAT WOULD PRODUCE LOCAL BLACKOUTS, BUT THEY WOULDN’T LAST LONG. ACCORDING TO RESEARCHERS,
THESE STORMS TEND TO PASS AFTER A COUPLE OF HOURS. MEANWHILE, SCIENTISTS ARE SCRAMBLING TO LEARN EVERYTHING THEY CAN ABOUT THE SUN IN AN EFFORT TO PRODUCE EVEN LONGER –RANGE FORECASTS. BUT WE HAVE PLENTY OF CATCHING UP TO DO.
RONALD PAWLEY IS A RETIRED (1986) CHIEF OFFICER FROM THE EASTMAN KODAK PARK FIRE DEPARTMENT IN ROCHESTER, NEW YORK. HE WAS ALSO AN INCIDENT COMMANDER AND HAZMAT SPECIALIST DURING CHEMICAL EMERGENCY INCIDENTS.
KODAK PARK (1980’s) WAS ONE OF THE LARGEST INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL COMPLEXES IN THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. THE KPFD WAS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE LARGEST CHEMICAL FIRE FIGHTING ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WORLD, PROVIDING FIRE PREVENTION/PROTECTION FOR OVER 60,400 EMPLOYEES AT THE PARK.
JUST AS SOLAR FLARES COULD WIPE OUT POWER GRIDS, SO COULD A SUDDEN BURST OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION.
SECURITY EXPERTS SAY THE CAUSE IS MORE LIKELY TO COME FROM A MORE SINISTER SOURCE, SUCH AS DETONATION OF A NUCLEAR WEAPON. AN EMP BLAST - WHETHER FROM WEAPON OR SOLAR ACTIVITY - COULD DESTROY OUR ENTIRE ELECTRONIC , TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE IN LESS THAN A SECOND. EXPERTS CLAIM THAT IF SUCH A BLAST OCCURRED OVER AMERICA, 90 PERCENT OF ALL AMERICANS COULD BE DEAD.
HOWEVER, CONGRESS AND THE ADMINISTRATIONS OF PREVIOUS AND CURRENT PRESIDENTS LARGELY HAVE IGNORED THOSE WARNINGS.
THERE IS A VERY POWERFUL SUN STORM THAT IS BEGINNING TO HIT EARTH. TO DATE, THE CONSEQUENCES HAVE BEEN INCONSEQUENCIAL. POWER GRID DESTRUCTION COULD PUT US IN THE 19TH CENTURY.
IF A SOLAR STORM MUCH LIKE THE ONE THAT HIT IN 1859, MODERN LIFE COULD COME TO A STANDSTILL. ALL FORMS OF COMMUNICATION, INCLUDING ENERGY, WATER SUPPLY, COMMUNICATION AND TRAVEL, TO NAME A FEW, WOULD GRIND TO A HALT.
EMP’S COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED YEARS AGO IF CONGRESS ACTED IN PROTECTING THE SATELLITE POWER GRID. WHILE AN ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE EVENT ON OUR CIVILIAN INFRASTRUCTURE COULD BE SERIOUS, IT CAN BE MANAGED IF GOVERNMENT AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVEL GIVES IT HIGH PRIORITY TO UNDERTAKING PREVENTATIVE ACTION TO LESSEN ITS IMPACT AND ENHANCE OUR ABILITY TO RECOVER FROM IT.
YEARS AGO,THE SAFETY MEASURE WOULD HAVE COST TWO BILLION DOLLARS AS A ONE TIME COST, AS RESEARCHED BY RONALD PAWLEY. THE SUN HAS NOT YET REACHED ITS PEAK ACTIVITY FOR THIS SOLAR CYCLE.
THE SUN HAS AN ACTIVITY CYCLE MUCH LIKE HURRICANE SEASONS, ACCORDING TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE U.S. SPACE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER IN BOULDER, COLORADO.
THE SUN BEGAN WAKING UP ABOUT A YEAR AGO AFTER HYBERNATING FOR FOUR OR FIVE YEARS - NOT DOING MUCH OF ANYTHING, ACCORDING TO EXPERT ANALYIST, EVEN THOUGH THE UPCOMING SOLAR MAXIMUM MAY SEE A RECORD LOW IN THE OVERALL AMOUNT OF ACTIVITY, THE INDIVIDUAL EVENTS COULD BE VERY POWERFUL.
EXPERTS NOW AGREE AND CONGRESS IS BEGINNING TO TAKE NOTICE THAT A MAJOR CONCERN ARE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS (GPS) WHICH HAVE BECOME RELIANT IN CELL PHONES, AIRPLANES, AUTOMOBILES, SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS WHICH ARE ALL AT VERY HIGH RISK FROM SOLAR STORMS.
EVERY TIME WE PURCHASE GASOLINE AND USE CREDIT CARDS THAT IS DONE BY SATELLITE TRANSACTION.
ONE SOLUTION TO THIS DEVASTATING PHENOMENOM IS TO REBUILD THE AGING POWER GRID TO BE LESS VULNERABLE TO SOLAR DISRUPTIONS. BETTER FORECASTING IS ANOTHER ANSWER. THESE STUDIES MAY HELP SCIENTISTS PREDICT WHEN AND WHERE SOLAR FLARES MIGHT APPEAR AND WHETHER A GIVEN STORM IS POINTED TO EARTH.
IF OUR GOVERNMENT SEIZES THE INITIATIVE, POWER COMPANIES COULD PROTECT VULNERABLE TRANSFORMERS BY TAKING THEM OFF LINE BEFORE THE SOLAR STORM STRIKES. THAT WOULD PRODUCE LOCAL BLACKOUTS, BUT THEY WOULDN’T LAST LONG. ACCORDING TO RESEARCHERS,
THESE STORMS TEND TO PASS AFTER A COUPLE OF HOURS. MEANWHILE, SCIENTISTS ARE SCRAMBLING TO LEARN EVERYTHING THEY CAN ABOUT THE SUN IN AN EFFORT TO PRODUCE EVEN LONGER –RANGE FORECASTS. BUT WE HAVE PLENTY OF CATCHING UP TO DO.
RONALD PAWLEY IS A RETIRED (1986) CHIEF OFFICER FROM THE EASTMAN KODAK PARK FIRE DEPARTMENT IN ROCHESTER, NEW YORK. HE WAS ALSO AN INCIDENT COMMANDER AND HAZMAT SPECIALIST DURING CHEMICAL EMERGENCY INCIDENTS.
KODAK PARK (1980’s) WAS ONE OF THE LARGEST INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL COMPLEXES IN THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. THE KPFD WAS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE LARGEST CHEMICAL FIRE FIGHTING ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WORLD, PROVIDING FIRE PREVENTION/PROTECTION FOR OVER 60,400 EMPLOYEES AT THE PARK.