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The sun just released a massive solar flare.

In fact, as SHTFplan.com’s Mac Slavo details, this is the largest solar flare emitted in the past decade, and the earth has already been affected by blackouts.

NASA has reported a huge solar flare was emitted by the Sun and it is the most powerful one since 2006.

This solar flare has already caused some radio blackouts on Earth and it may cause aurora visible as far south as London. On the morning of September 6, scientists watched as two X-flares were unleashed by the sun.

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The stronger flare was the second of the two emitted by the Sun yesterday morning and it was seen by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). At 5:10 AM EDT, the Sun unleashed an X2.2 flare, with X-class denoting the most intense flares. Then, at 8:02 AM EDT, a much bigger flare measuring X9.3 was unleashed. By comparison, the last time we saw a flare this big was in 2006, which measured at X9.0. The number shows the intensity, with X2 being twice as intense as X1, X3 three times as intense, and so on.

The loops of plasma emitted during these two flares were ten times the size of planet Earth. Scientists got to watch the massive coronal mass ejection from these flares, which can be seen below in the gif provided.

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Millions To Be Without Power As “Deadly, Devastating” Irma Closes In On Florida

September 8, 2017

Millions To Be Without Power As “Deadly, Devastating” Irma Closes In On Florida

Irma is forecast to remain in a favorable warm water, light shear environment for the next 36-48 h. The intensity guidance shows a slow weakening during this time, but Irma is expected to remain at least a Category 4 hurricane until landfall in Florida. After landfall, a fairly quick decay in maximum winds is expected due to land interaction and increased shear, although Irma’s large wind field is likely to still produce hurricane-force winds over a large area. There are two caveats to the intensity forecast. First, some additional weakening could occur during the eyewall replacement, followed by re-intensification as the cycle completes. Second, the ECMWF, UKMET, and NAVGEM forecast a track over or close to the coast of Cuba that is not currently a part of the track forecast. If this occurs, Irma could be weaker than currently forecast along the later parts of the track.

KEY MESSAGES:

1. Irma is an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane and will continue to bring life-threatening wind, storm surge, and rainfall hazards to the Turks and Caicos Islands and the Bahamas through Saturday. Heavy rainfall is still possible across portions of Hispaniola through today. Hurricane conditions will also spread over portions of the north coast of Cuba, especially over the adjacent Cuban Keys through Saturday.

2. Severe hurricane conditions are expected over portions of the Florida peninsula and the Florida Keys beginning Saturday night. Irma is likely to make landfall in southern Florida as a dangerous major hurricane, and bring life-threatening storm surge and wind impacts to much of the state.

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Green Beret Warns: “Skepticism Will Vanish When The Power Suddenly Fails Across the United States”

September 5, 2017

Green Beret Warns: “Skepticism Will Vanish When The Power Suddenly Fails Across the United States”

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It should be obvious, now, even to the most vocal and acetic naysayers that no matter how much they try to declare that nothing will happen regarding North Korea, they’re wrong. It is happening, as we speak, and the buildup reached a high octave with North Korea’s sixth nuclear detonation, one that experts are saying was between 100 to 120 kilotons. This detonation occurred in North Korea’s test facility on Sunday, and North Korean news stated that it was a hydrogen bomb. Here’s a Wall Street Journalarticle excerpt:

“In a televised statement, North Korea described the underground explosion, which triggered a large earthquake, as a “perfect success in the test of a hydrogen bomb for an ICBM.” Pyongyang said, “the creditability of the operation of the nuclear warhead is fully guaranteed.” The test came just hours after leader Kim Jong Un showed off what he described as a hydrogen bomb capable of being mounted on an intercontinental ballistic missile.”

Now, the Western Consumer Marketing/Euro Arrogance-Confidence News Networks and Politicos all decried North Korea’s capabilities for years. The news-twisters and politicos still only begrudgingly admit what recognized experts have been jumping up and down to warn the public about for years, namely this:

That North Korea does indeed possess nuclear weapons
North Korea does have ICBM’s capable of delivering a nuclear warhead
North Korea possesses the technology and the ability to deploy an EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) weapon
Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles (SLBM’s) are in North Korea’s arsenal
Two satellites (Kwangmyongsang-3 and Kwangmyongsang-4) are currently orbiting the earth, and each satellite passes over the United States several times per day
The possibility exists that the satellites are carrying/have been fitted with an EMP weapon
The central focus of North Korea’s strategic doctrine regarding nuclear war is geared toward an EMP strike

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FEMA Is Preparing For A Solar Storm That Would Take Out The Grid

June 23, 2017

FEMA Is Preparing For A Solar Storm That Would Take Out The Grid

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FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Administration) is planning for a massive solar storm that would be so strong, it would take down the power grid. Noting that the rare, yet “high-consequence” scenario has “the potential for catastrophic impact on our nation and FEMA’s ability to respond.”

According to unpublished FEMA documents obtained by Government Attic, a FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) database and non-profit organization, the Department of Homeland Security agency once mapped out a disaster plan for the occurrence of another geomagnetic “super storm” like the one the occurred in 1859.

Back then, the sun flung a giant plume of magnetized plasma out into space. The coronal mass ejection (CME), the sibling of a massive solar flare, traveled the 93 million miles between the Sun and Earth in only 17.6 hours. Today, it’s known as the Carrington Event and is remembered by the largest geomagnetic storm in the history of recorded space weather.

No other storm has matched it in speed or magnitude. When the shock wave of accelerated particles arrived on September 1, 1859, the disturbances to Earth’s magnetosphere were so great that telegraph communications across Europe and North America went on the fritz. Sparks leaped from the telegraph infrastructure, and machinery was so inundated with electric currents that operators were able to transmit messages while disconnected from battery power. Compasses even wiggled, and brilliant auroras were reportedly seen as far south as the Caribbean.

But that doesn’t mean the ill-equipped government isn’t preparing for the inevitability, in fact, they are. Despite our superior ability to predict these events, the stakes are exponentially higher in a modern, hyper-connected world. FEMA predicts that a geomagnetic storm of this intensity would be “a catastrophe in slow motion.”

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Newfoundland Power ends conservation warning; 13,500 still in the dark in N.L.

March 12, 2017

Newfoundland Power ends conservation warning; 13,500 still in the dark in N.L.

About 140 traffic lights in St. John’s need replacement, but city has only 30-40 spares

More than 70 intersections in St. John's were missing traffic lights Sunday afternoon due to Saturday's hurricane-force winds.

More than 70 intersections in St. John’s were missing traffic lights Sunday afternoon due to Saturday’s hurricane-force winds. (Mark Cumby/CBC)

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro has ended its power warning, with a unit at its Holyrood generating station fully back online.

The power utility issued a request noon Sunday, asking customers on the Avalon Peninsula to conserve energy as it slowly brought Unit 1 back on line. Demand had been approaching the system’s full capacity, but around 6:15 p.m. Hydro announced the unit was back in service and ended the warning.

There are still 13,500 customers without power, after a storm with powerful winds knocked out power lines, ripped siding and roofs off homes and overturned a truck.

Among the customers without power is St. John’s airport, which is operating on backup power. Desk agents at the airport are wearing parkas because of the lack of heat and baggage carousels are out of service.

Airport on backup power

The St. John’s airport is without heat and full electricity and is operating on backup power. (Peter Cowan/CBC)

Some traffic lights throughout the St. John’s area are flashing, or missing completely.

St. John’s Coun. Danny Breen said Sunday there are 72 intersections in St. John’s with traffic lights that are either not working or down completely. While some damaged lights can be repaired, the city will have to replace about 140 lights, but only has 30 to 40 spares on hand.

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Public Advisory: @GovNL, @CityofStJohns & @Mount_Pearl have delayed openings for govt offices in metro tomorrow: http://bit.ly/2mg7or1

3:18 PM – 12 Mar 2017

Because of the number of intersections missing lights, the provincial government announced staggered opening times for provincial and municipal government offices Monday morning.

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A house blown into its side in Red Cliff, during Saturday’s extreme winds. (Elizabeth Yeoman/Facebook)

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Prepping With Herbs – Tips For Better Health Now And After The Grid Goes Down

March 6, 2016

Prepping With Herbs – Tips For Better Health Now And After The Grid Goes Down

My wife and I have for some time been researching and attempting to approach the issue of medicine in our preparedness. There are several websites that are dedicated to grid down medicine from a preparedness mindset. The information and instruction many of these sites offer are just as important as your water, food, and safety preps. There is the option of ordering medicines in powder form that are produced for exotic fish. No prescription required and available in bulk. This is a great source of antibiotics. I know of doctors who are aware of the dangers that we face in society today that will write prescriptions (non-pain meds) with an extra refill for their patients to put back. If you are one of these people that think this is unethical and illegal, you just go ahead and sign up for Obamacare and wait for the government to come and rescue you and everything will be okay.

The above-mentioned ideas are great and should be implemented into your preps. The encouraging thing that my family faced in looking into medicines is that everyone in our household is currently healthy and not required to take any medication on a regular basis. Those that rely on medicines have to deal with a different set of circumstances. We were also curious about the regular over the counter preventative medicines that we sometimes consume. Medicines for basic ailments such as colds, flu, sore throat, headache, etc… Yes we could just purchase some of these medicines and stock them, but we wanted to get away from anything mass produced by a pharmaceutical company. We are not anti-doctor, but we do avoid any doctors who just want to subscribe multiple pills to take when we get sick.

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Thousands still without power in Cape Breton and eastern Nova Scotia

January 31, 2016

Thousands still without power in Cape Breton and eastern Nova Scotia

Some may have to wait until 11:30 p.m tonight before power is restored

Power line technician Scott Leyte working overnight to try and restore power in New Glasgow.

Power line technician Scott Leyte working overnight to try and restore power in New Glasgow. (Harold MacLeod/Nova Scotia Power)

It’s a cold morning for thousands of people in Cape Breton and northern Nova Scotia as they spend a second day without electricity and two two hospitals continue to operate with power from emergency generators.

As of 10:40 a.m. Sunday morning about 12,000 Nova Scotia Power customers had no power.

Some have been without electricity since Friday evening, several areas in Cape Breton, Antigonish, Goshen, Sheet Harbour and Stellarton are affected.

For the latest updates on any storm related cancellations check out Storm Centre

Nova Scotia Power estimates that some customers will not have their power restored before 11:30 p.m. Sunday, although those estimates could change as the day goes on.

Power crews worked through Saturday night to restore electricity.

Heavy snow led to the outages and is making it difficult for power crews to get into areas and do repair work. The utility said it’s doing everything it can to get power back as quickly as possible.

“We’re throwing every resource we have at this,” said NSP spokeswoman Sarah Dawson.

Two hospitals still on backup power

While people wait for the power to come back on warming stations are expected to reopen this morning at fire halls in Glace Bay, Reserve Mines, Sydney River, Florence, Scotchtown, Albert Bridge and Louisbourg.

Two hospitals are still operating on backup power this morning, St. Mary’s Memorial Hospital in Sherbrooke and Harbourview Hospital in Sydney Mines.

“It doesn’t allow you to run every electrical appliance or everything at the same time,” said Gregory Boone spokesman for the Nova Scotia Health Authority.

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These People Were Prepared During Snow Storm Jonas, But They Died Because of This Mistake

January 27, 2016

These People Were Prepared During Snow Storm Jonas, But They Died Because of This Mistake

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Lessons from the massive snow storm Jonas, where at least 48 people have been reported killed, are important to take away here for future prepping in our quickly declining and increasingly vulnerable society.

The use of martial law to shut down travel, including air traffic and highways, is now standard issue for major cities – like those on the East Coast that were hit hard by record snow levels.

The storm itself caused less damage than responders and authorities expected to deal with, but the media delivered a stern warning coupled with significant fear. This snow storm was forecast to be the worst in history, and most people hunkered down as they were instructed.

Grocery shelves were quickly emptied, and people started a last minute hoarding days ahead in accordance with the weather reportage.

And the power went out for hundreds of thousands of residents…

Tens of thousands of customers are still without power but service has been restored to many hit hard by the storm.

In the Carolinas, utilities reported about 50,000 customers without power… 20,000 are still without power in New Jersey, down from about 58,000 on Saturday night.

Most service was back on in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia, where more than 50,000 had lost power. In Georgia, about 600 customers were still waiting for service — down from more than 125,000.

But the power outage itself was to be expected. Most of the service was restored relatively quickly after a day or two. Pretty routine, but it definitely could have been worse. If Washington or New York had been without power for several days, there would be instant rioting and looting. This much is understood.

In this case, the power outages didn’t cause much damage directly, but indirectly it caused the death of one elderly couple.

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Preparedness Tip: Cooking Without Power, Part 1

September 20, 2015

Preparedness Tip: Cooking Without Power, Part 1

Thanks to a reliable power grid Americans aren’t used to the “lights going out” often, but when they do many are surprised to also lose their cooking means—stovetop elements, ovens, microwaves, toasters, and coffeemakers. Everything Americans use on a daily basis for food preparation needs a plug. Even gas stoves rely on power to light the burners (a few gas ranges have battery-powered igniters). In the coming hard times power will be down for at least several months and possibly several years depending on your area.

Worse, the best retreat sites are in rural areas which won’t merit priority for restoring power. Even natural gas, which relies on electric power to operate its pipelines and distribution, will fail—unless your service is one of the few that use natural gas generators to keep pumps going.

A 1000 gallon propane tank is the easiest way to store a lot of cooking fuel: it is cheap, lasts indefinitely and is easy to put in and have filled. Propane is cheapest in the summer so get enough propane on-site that you can go a whole year without having to dip into your reserves—preferably several hundred gallons.

If you need to get another tank as backup now is a good time—propane prices have been so cheap recently, you can install another tank for 1/3 the cost. Connect both tanks together with an isolation valve between them so a leak in one doesn’t empty both tanks.

Even if you have natural gas, it is worth getting propane as a backup. You can buy replacement jet nozzles for all your natural gas appliances like the stove, oven, dryer and water heater and convert to run on propane. Many modern gas appliances already also have an “LP” (liquid propane) attachment point and have two sizes of jets inside, so switching over is easy.

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How to Prep for a Summer Power Outage

July 3, 2015

How to Prep for a Summer Power Outage

Sometimes people think that a sumer power outage is easier to deal with than a winter one. After all, in the summer, you don’t have to worry about freezing to death, which is a very real threat during a long-lasting winter outage.

However, a summer power outage carries its own set of problems. Foremost are heat-related illnesses and the higher potential of spoilage for your food.

Even if you aren’t convinced that hardcore preparedness is for you, it would still be difficult to argue against the possibility of a disaster that takes out the power for a couple of weeks. Basic emergency preparedenss is important for everyone, not just us “crazy preppers.”

Just ask the people who lived through the Derecho of 2012 how unpleasant it was. Severe, fast-moving thunderstorms (called derechos) swept through Indiana, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, and Washington DC. Millions lost power, an estimated 4 million for an entire week. As if a week-long power outage wasn’t miserable enough, that part of the country was in the midst of a record-setting heatwave during the time period.

Also keep in mind that summer stresses our fragile power grid to the max, as everyone increases their usage of electricity to try and keep cool with air conditioners and fans. This ups the chances of an outage even when there’s not a cloud in the sky.

Back in 2003, a software bug caused an extremely widespread power outage in the middle of August. It was a very hot day, and increased energy demand overloaded the system. Because of the issue with the software, engineers were not alerted of this, and what should have been a small local outage turned into an event that took out power for over 10 million Canadians and 45 million Americans. I remember this one clearly because the little sub shop beside my workplace gave away all the perishable food that they had out at the time before it spoiled and I took home fresh sandwiches for my girls’ dinner that night. We sweated uncomfortably through the next two days until the power was restored.

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Is There Something Behind the Power Outage in Washington DC?

April 10, 2015

Is There Something Behind the Power Outage in Washington DC?

The April 7th, 2015 power outage in Washington DC is curious to say the least. Virtually instantaneously, the government declare it was not a terrorist attack. After all, how could that possibly be when the NSA guards the country. If there was an attack on the power-grid, then the NSA would have to answer for their failure. So clearly, if it was an attack, they would never admit it.

Instead, this has been attributed to a piece of metal breaking loose from a power line 43 miles southeast of the District of Columbia, which knocked out electricity to the White House, State Department and wide area including parts of Maryland. Can a simple piece of metal break and shut down that much power of a strategic area as DC? That seems to be an excuse like some drunk driver knocked over a power pole.

Only six days before Obama had to switch to emergency power was on April 1st in Rome where the power supply was out for hours effecting the Lazio region. That included the major Roman airport of Fiumicino. The cause of that event somehow remains unknown.

Just the day before in Turkey there was another power failure. That was the worst blackout since the devastating Marmara earthquake of 1999. Chaos in the capital and much of the country drew more than 70 million Turks into chaos. Public transport was paralyzed, traffic lights were dark, conveyor belts continued. Elevators halted and mobile phones were silent. Even hospitals switched to emergency mode and the NSA style surveillance cameras in the capital Ankara went black.

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Severe storms hit Brisbane and Ipswich, leaving thousands without power – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

December 18, 2014

Severe storms hit Brisbane and Ipswich, leaving thousands without power – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation).

Severe storms have moved across Brisbane and Ipswich, leaving thousands without power and causing major delays to peak hour train services.

The BoM had warned of “very dangerous” storm cells headed for Brisbane, Logan and the Gold Coast, but that warning has now been cancelled.

By 6:00pm (AEST) on Thursday, heavy rain and strong winds had swept through Ipswich and Brisbane but there were no reports of hail or any property damage.

A wind gust of 93kph was recorded at Archerfield airport at 5:45pm.

There were major delays on train lines from Brisbane to Beenleigh and the Gold Coast, along with minor delays on all other Brisbane lines.

By 8:50pm, minor delays persisted on the Beenleigh, Caboolture, Ferny Grove and Gold Coast lines, but other lines had returned to normal.

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Sydney storm sparks fires and blackouts, as flooding reported in Southern Highlands – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

December 3, 2014

Sydney storm sparks fires and blackouts, as flooding reported in Southern Highlands – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation).

A storm has caused delays and brought down trees and powerlines across the Sydney metropolitan area, while lightning sparked a fire at an inner city substation.

Heavy rain, flooding and power outages were also reported across much of New South Wales after the afternoon’s wild weather.

PHOTO: Firefighters work to contain a fire at an electrical substation at Pyrmont. (Twitter: Fire and Rescue NSW)

On Wednesday night, NSW Fire and Rescue said it had 80 crews out responding to reports of damage in Sydney’s metro area.

The storm front moved from the south west to the north east before heading out to sea.

A lightning strike near Richmond disrupted train services on the Western line.

Another lightning strike started a fire in an electrical substation at Pyrmont in inner Sydney.

Twenty-five units were evacuated as a result.

Fire and Rescue said the situation was in hand but the apartments had been evacuated as a precaution.

More than 13,000 homes were without power across the state on Wednesday.

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Images From A Dark Detroit: “Major Cable Failure” Sparks Widespread Power Outage | Zero Hedge

December 2, 2014

Images From A Dark Detroit: “Major Cable Failure” Sparks Widespread Power Outage | Zero Hedge.

Just 15 months after Detroit’s Black Out 2013 debacle, spokespeople for the city and DTE Energy confirmed at around 11:00 a.m. local time on Tuesday that most of Detroit’s municipal grid is offline:

*DETROIT CITES ‘MAJOR CABLE FAILURE’ FOR POWER OUTAGE
*DETROIT: OUTAGE IS AFFECTING ALL CUSTOMERS ON THE PLD GRID

The outage is preventing power from being delivered to police stations, schools, traffic lights and other city-run facilities and services.

According to Detroit Press Office shortly before noon:

“The city’s public lighting grid suffered a major cable failure that has caused the entire grid to lose power at approximately 10:30 this morning. The outage is affecting all customers on the PLD grid. We have isolated the issue and are working to restore power as soon as possible.”

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