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What Would Actually Happen In a Magnetic Pole Shift?
What Would Actually Happen In a Magnetic Pole Shift? What would happen if the Earth’s magnetic poles literally flipped upside down? If north was south and south was north? Would it just be our compasses going awry or would this result in a catastrophic end for the citizens of Planet Earth? Would a pole shift […]
NASA Admits Pole Shift is Close: Here’s What You Can Do to Prepare
NASA Admits Pole Shift is Close: Here’s What You Can Do to Prepare With all of the horrific weather anomalies, and the increase in earthquakes and volcanoes over the past six months…pronouncing themselves especially just in the past week…there is a cause for concern. In the article, “Earth’s Magnetic Poles Show Signs They’re About to Flip […]
Earth’s Poles Show Signs Of FLIPPING: Widespread Grid Failures Imminent
Earth’s Poles Show Signs Of FLIPPING: Widespread Grid Failures Imminent Scientists from the University of Colorado in Boulder are sounding the alarm that the Earth’s magnetic poles are showing signs of reversing. Although the pole reversal, in and of itself, isn’t unprecedented, the solar winds that would take out the power grid and make parts […]
Peak heat: Electricity prices lifting off; industry shutting off in Australia. Hospitals switching off lights, “Code Yellow Alert”.
Peak heat: Electricity prices lifting off; industry shutting off in Australia. Hospitals switching off lights, “Code Yellow Alert”. UPDATE: MELBOURNE hospitals are enacting emergency procedures to prepare for the potential loss of power. Hospitals are switching off non-essential electrical equipment, including some lights, to minimize energy use. This is a “Code Yellow” alert asking hospitals […]
U.S. Grid Narrowly Escapes Apocalyptic Attack
U.S. Grid Narrowly Escapes Apocalyptic Attack The American grid security story grows increasingly grim. Last week, security consulting firm Symantec warned that recent cyberattacks gave hackers direct access to the nation’s power grid on multiple occasions, according to a new report by Wired. This time, not only the United States was exposed, said Symantec. Europe […]
Airport Systems Crashed Worldwide, Could A Power Grid Failure Be Next?
Airport Systems Crashed Worldwide, Could A Power Grid Failure Be Next? Airport computer systems crashed around the globe today. The crash caused passenger delays, angst, and fright among travelers, but a more ominous question has arisen in light of this glitch. Could the next failure be a worldwide power grid outage? Thousands of travelers were grounded […]
Dramatic “Before And After” Photos Show Puerto Rico’s Plunge Into Darkness
Dramatic “Before And After” Photos Show Puerto Rico’s Plunge Into Darkness It’s been a week since Hurricane Maria made landfall in eastern Puerto Rico, and hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans living in remote villages remain cut off from the world, after the storm trashed power grids, tore up roads, downed cell towers and caused […]
Hurricane Maria Has Transformed Puerto Rico Into A “Cash Only” Economy
Hurricane Maria Has Transformed Puerto Rico Into A “Cash Only” Economy Electricity, internet access and cell phone service have been offline in parts of Puerto Rico for a whole week. And with the island still struggling to rescue people stranded in remote villages, those managing the emergency recovery effort have yet to focus their attentions […]
“People Are Going To Start Dying” – Puerto Rico’s Battered Hospitals On Verge Of Failure
“People Are Going To Start Dying” – Puerto Rico’s Battered Hospitals On Verge Of Failure A week after then-category 4 Hurricane Maria made landfall in densely populated eastern Puerto Rico, electricity remains offline across most of the island, while supplies of staples like gas, food and water are dwindling. Shelters on the island are reportedly […]
Chaz Peling: Backup Power Solutions
Chaz Peling: Backup Power Solutions Be prepared if the lights suddenly go out Over the past month, the Americas have sustained extensive damage from 3 major Atlantic hurricanes and 2 major earthquakes in Mexico. In terms of destroyed houses and businesses, ruined cars, and lost lives, it has been an extremely costly couple of weeks. […]
NWS Declares “Extremely Dangerous Situation” After Puerto Rico Dam Fails
NWS Declares “Extremely Dangerous Situation” After Puerto Rico Dam Fails With electricity and cell phone service still offline across most of hurricane-damaged island, NBC reports that a dam in northwest Puerto Rico has failed, causing even more flash flooding and prompting emergency evacuations. Guajataca Dam operators said it failed at 2:10 pm ET, prompting the […]
Puerto Rico Streets In Total Darkness As Over 3 Million People Go Without Power After Hurricane Maria “Obliterates” Island
Puerto Rico Streets In Total Darkness As Over 3 Million People Go Without Power After Hurricane Maria “Obliterates” Island Over 3 million residents of Puerto Rico are without power after Hurricane Maria devastated the island Wednesday morning with Category 4 winds as high as 155 mph and officials have warned that power may not be restored […]
Hurricane Irma’s Wrath Weighs On Natural Gas
Hurricane Irma’s Wrath Weighs On Natural Gas Hurricane Irma has left millions of people without power in Florida, a critical situation that could take a painfully long period of time to sort out. Estimates vary, but some 9 million people lost power during Hurricane Irma, according to the CEO of Florida Power & Light, the […]
Report: Hackers can now cause blackouts on US electrical grid
Report: Hackers can now cause blackouts on US electrical grid It was inevitable that someday, hackers would have the ability to exert control over the U.S. electrical grid. According to the computer security firm Symantec, someday is today. Hacking attacks over the last several months that targeted U.S. energy companies have been able to gain […]
