Friday, July 25, 2014

How a solar storm two years ago nearly caused a catastrophe on Earth

Washington Post via Free Republic

Analysts believe that a direct hit … could cause widespread power blackouts, disabling everything that plugs into a wall socket. Most people wouldn’t even be able to flush their toilet because urban water supplies largely rely on electric pumps.

Yeah, and the polity is worried about "global warming" even though there's no evidence to support it.  Even if there was, it won't happen for decades.  Here's something that can happen at any time, and we aren't prepared for it.

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