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Another Massive Blackout Struck Puerto Rico Last Night
Another Massive Blackout Struck Puerto Rico Last Night Last night, an explosion at a San Juan power plant regressed Puerto Rico’s efforts to restore power to the island five months after Hurricane Maria struck a massive blow. Much of Northern Puerto Rico has suffered another blackout, including the capital city. The island’s Electric Power Authority […]
Welcome to renewables world: Australia plans for blackouts, throws billions of dollars, but ABC says it will get “cheaper”
Welcome to renewables world: Australia plans for blackouts, throws billions of dollars, but ABC says it will get “cheaper” The fear is palpable How much fun can you have living in a global experiment? In Australia, peak summer is about to hit in a post-Hazelwood-electricity-grid. We’re drowning in electricity news as summer ramps up. Everyday […]
What Life Is Like for a Million People in Puerto Rico Who STILL Don’t Have Power
What Life Is Like for a Million People in Puerto Rico Who STILL Don’t Have Power If you ever wondered what it would look like if the grid collapsed here on the mainland, the island of Puerto Rico is a tragic, real-life case study. These stories show us what life is like for more than […]
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 […]
In a Cashless World, You’d Better Pray the Power Never Goes Out
In a Cashless World, You’d Better Pray the Power Never Goes Out When Hurricane Maria knocked out power in Puerto Rico, residents there realized they were going to need physical cash — and a lot of it. Bloomberg reported yesterday that the Fed was forced to fly a planeload of cash to the Island to help avert disaster: […]
South Korea’s New “Blackout Bomb” Can Paralyze The North’s Power Grid
South Korea’s New “Blackout Bomb” Can Paralyze The North’s Power Grid US and South Korean officials are nervously watching to see if North Korea follows through with its threats to carry out another nuclear test – or to fire a rumored long-range missile capable of accurately striking the west coast of the US into the […]
Puerto Rico: When the electricity stops
Puerto Rico: When the electricity stops When the electricity stops in modern civilization, pretty much everything else stops. Not even gasoline-powered vehicles can get far before they are obliged to seek a fill-up—which they cannot get because gas pumps rely on electricity to operate. When I wrote “The storms are only going to get worse” […]
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 […]
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 […]
Cyber Experts Prove the American Power Grid Has Been Hacked
Cyber Experts Prove the American Power Grid Has Been Hacked A report by internet security experts, Symantec, says that a hacking group called Dragonfly 2.0 has gained access to 20 power company networks. The American power grid has been hacked, but for some reason, the culprits restrained themselves from taking down the power like they […]
Huge Solar Flare Sparks Widespread Blackouts, May Deter Korean Missile Launch This Weekend
Huge Solar Flare Sparks Widespread Blackouts, May Deter Korean Missile Launch This Weekend 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 […]
Millions To Be Without Power As “Deadly, Devastating” Irma Closes In On Florida
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 […]
Green Beret Warns: “Skepticism Will Vanish When The Power Suddenly Fails Across the United States”
Green Beret Warns: “Skepticism Will Vanish When The Power Suddenly Fails Across the United States” 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 […]
Marc Faber: In the Age of Cyber-Terrorism, Every Investor Must Own Gold
Marc Faber: In the Age of Cyber-Terrorism, Every Investor Must Own Gold Take it from “Dr. Doom”: own some physical gold and keep it out of the banking system. Dr. Marc Faber, a legendary investor and the editor/publisher of the Gloom, Boom & Doom Report, is well known for his contrarian investing style. In a […]
When The Grid Goes Down…
When The Grid Goes Down… Authored by Jeremiah Johnson (nom de plume of a retired Green Beret of the United States Army Special Forces) via ReadyNutrition.com, Let’s just say that the unthinkable becomes the real and happening. Let’s take this article and go over it. This will be a segment in three parts, the next […]
