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The Bulletin: July 3-9, 2025
The Bulletin: July 3-9, 2025 This past week’s articles of interest… CLICK HERE If you’re new to my writing, check out this overview. CO2 is Not Good for Your Health! – by Ugo Bardi Peak Shale Amid Maximum Pessimism Climate Change: An Unwelcome Future – Ecosophia Understanding the Electricity Grid: How It Works, Its Key […]
The Weakening Electric Grid: Less Reliable, More Fragile
The Weakening Electric Grid: Less Reliable, More Fragile California Independent System Operator announced a statewide electricity Flex Alert urging conservation to avoid blackouts in El Segundo, Calif., on Aug. 31, 2022. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images) As more and more irritated customers become certain that power shortages and blackouts have become more […]
Feds Weigh Emergency Actions As Lake Powell Hits Historic Low
Feds Weigh Emergency Actions As Lake Powell Hits Historic Low The megadrought in the US West continues to wreak havoc as Federal officials weigh reducing water deliveries downstream on the Colorado River to prevent shuttering of a massive dam that provides power to millions of people, according to AP News. Last month, Lake Powell dropped to […]
America’s Emerging Energy Crisis
America’s Emerging Energy Crisis The warning signs are everywhere. We are stumbling toward an energy crisis that is likely to be far more severe and long-lasting than the upheavals of the 1970s. And no, this isn’t about Russia or Ukraine. This is about the perilous state of the U.S. electricity grid. If action isn’t taken soon to […]
The Electrical Grid Is Becoming Increasingly Vulnerable To Catastrophic Failure
The Electrical Grid Is Becoming Increasingly Vulnerable To Catastrophic Failure Future electricity systems must be made more resilient Prolonged blackouts in Louisiana following Hurricane Ida are a reminder the power grid needs to become more resilient as well as reliable if even more services such as electric vehicles are going to depend on it in future. The electricity system […]
Why every state is vulnerable to a Texas-style power crisis
Why every state is vulnerable to a Texas-style power crisis “The infrastructure we have built right now really isn’t ready.” Power outages in Texas after Winter Storm Uri left millions in the dark. Such outages are a growing threat throughout the country. Thomas Ryan Allison/Bloomberg via Getty Images The blackouts that gripped parts of Texas for days as […]
How Vulnerable Are America’s Power Grids?
How Vulnerable Are America’s Power Grids? America’s electricity grid powers our lives, but, as The Epoch Times’ Chris Chappell points out, because it was never built with attacks in mind, it has plenty of vulnerabilities. Everything from malware cyber-attacks, to geomagnetic storms, to nuclear detonations in the atmosphere above the US, even sophisticated electronic weapons from Russia and China – all these threaten to shut […]
“This Has Never Happened Before”: Millions Without Electricity After Massive Blackout Cripples Argentina And Uruguay
“This Has Never Happened Before”: Millions Without Electricity After Massive Blackout Cripples Argentina And Uruguay Millions of people and entire cities descended into darkness as a massive, unprecedented power failure kept Argentina and Uruguay in the dark on Sunday morning, the same day as provincial elections were to be held in parts of Argentina. Parts […]
Solar Storm Alert: Earth to be Bombarded by Solar Particles in a Few Days
SOLAR STORM ALERT: EARTH TO BE BOMBARDED BY SOLAR PARTICLES IN A FEW DAYS There is an upcoming solar storm expected this weekend. Researchers have noticed a sunspot that will bombard the Earth with solar particles on Monday. Sunspots are patches of darkness on the Sun which are caused by an underlying magnetism beneath the […]
Catastrophic Destruction by Michael, Millions Without Power, Towns Destroyed
Catastrophic Destruction by Michael, Millions Without Power, Towns Destroyed Hurricane Michael destroyed entire towns. The electric grid won’t need to be restored, it will need to be rebuilt. ✔ · Oct 11, 2018 #Florida primer on this thread just so those outside state understand a little bit about NW part of the state. It is […]
Solar Storm Will Strike Earth Tonight, ‘Weak Power Grid Fluctuations’ Possible
Solar Storm Will Strike Earth Tonight, ‘Weak Power Grid Fluctuations’ Possible The NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center forecasts an aurora could light up the sky above areas in the United State including Michigan and Maine. A solar storm, which occurred Monday, is expected to strike Earth tonight. On Monday, the sun spit out a slew of charged particles […]
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 […]
Will Technology Kill Us?
WILL TECHNOLOGY KILL US? The Digital Revolution along with nuclear weapons and artificial intelligence are examples of technology that can result in human extermination. The reports below from the London Telegraph illustrate how technology has become the Black Plague of today. Note: The solar storm of of 1859 named the “Carrington Event” only affected the […]
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 […]
