Space storm alert: 90 seconds from catastrophe

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20127001.300-space-storm-alert-90-seconds-from-catastrophe.html?full=true&print=true ^

[BipolarBob]

If the Obamessiah can’t save us from astride his unicorn, then we’re screwed. We may as well pack it in and move our planet to a safer solar system if our sun isn’t going to play nice.

[Swiss]

I for one welcome our new Amish overlords!

[sjm_888]

September 22 is my birthday. :<

[Lion Den Dan]

And the odds of a Coronal Mass Ejection knocking us back 200 years are far higher than the odds of an asteroid hitting us.

The odds of either are far greater than those of Oboma rebuilding our economy.

[NYFreeper]

Although I believe that there is a possibility of this happening, the article get it wrong on the recovery phase after the event. Now a days back up generators are much more prolific, they are just about everywhere. For example, the drinking water supply. The vast majority of water distribution infrastructure is backed up with emergency power. If something critical relies on electricity, it has a back-up generator. Usually fuel supplies will last more than 72 hours. Electrical utilities have much more than just one or two crews available to repair the damage. Granted this will be a major event, but I think we will get through it as a major inconvenience, not with "milllions" of Americans killed.

[DevNet]

The crews can’t repair once they run out of parts.

[Paved Paradise]

No. But the pastor who started that big church in NYC, Dave Wilkerson,who wrote “The Cross and the Switchblade” back in the 50’s has prophesied that New York will be in flames.

The only reason I bring this up is I stumbled upon the words of Wilkerson and then the next day stumbled upon this article and it was one of those “hmmm” moments. Who knows?

[Electric Graffiti]

One Second After. A book just put out about the possibility of a Rogue State like Iran or North Korea detonating a nuclear weapon over our air space.

The scary conclusion is that 90 percent of the population would be dead in a year.

[Quix]

Scripture indicates that at some point in the Great Tribulation looming closer in these END TIMES,

the sun will be 7 times hotter than normal.

Hopi prophecies concur . . . and insist that humans will have to bury themselves deep underground with seeds etc. for a few weeks and then restart life all over again.

Interestingly,

the globalist oligarchy seems to be of a similar mind.

I suspect God has some different scenarios up His bigger sleeves regarding those who follow Him.

[jusduat]

I just bought that book. I’m saving it to read on a trip
in May.

[NYFreeper]

The crews can’t repair once they run out of parts.

True, but it shouldn't take a year to make new ones like it says in the article. They can improvise and bypass bad sections of the grid. If this were to happen, I would estimate that about 90% of the grid would be restored in a month, the rest in about 60-90 days. Were talking about a lot of unknowns here (just how much damage will this thing do?). My time estimate could be longer or shorter. Like I said, this would be a major event, but I think we would eventually get through it without most of the doom and gloom stated in the article.

[Girlene]

I’m going to start stocking up on beanee-weenees now, just in case.

Don't forget to buy candles.

[Big_Harry]

Just think of all the land grab opportunities after that!

[Big_Harry]

They won’t even lose a nights sleep over it!

[bigheadfred]

You can eat candles? Who knew?

[geege]

It’s beautiful also.....Love watching it with my telescope.

[Girlene]

LOL. No, but you might be able to see what you’re eating.

[bigheadfred]

Trust me, after the first can of beanee-weenees, you won’t want to see what you are eating. Candles for dessert, just to wash the taste out.

[listenhillary]

I think they were talking about the massive sub station transformers. We don’t have spares.

[listenhillary]

Beanie weenies and candles sounds like a hazardous combination.