US official: growing threat from solar storms

Associated Press ^

[mdmathis6]

I undestand that the sun has still remained unusually quiet at a time that we should be seeing increased sunspots.

[zeugma]

does 'stop, drop, and roll' work vs solar flares, or in hell ???

LOL. I suspect 'stop, drop, and roll' is as useful as anything else you can do.

[Smokin' Joe]

Interesting. The same precautions to prevent widespread damage by a Solar Storm will protect chosen installations and items against...EMP.

Is this how the upgrades will be sold to the public while people go on diddy-bopping down the road of life and the Caliphate assembles the tools of our demise?

I guess massive computer failure would pretty much erase the national debt (along with our bank accounts and stock portfolios).

I guess there's more than one way to skin an economy...

In the meantime, what is the gummint doing with all those freeze dried meals?

[Darnright]

There was an enormous and spectacular solar eruption this morning:

http://www.thesuntoday.org/current-observations/a-spectacular-event-a-filamentprominence-eruption-to-blow-your-socks-off/