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TECH BLACKOUT: Huge solar storm which could WIPE OUT modern technology expected by 2020
express.co.uk ^
| 11/29/16
| Sean Martin
Posted on 11/29/2016 1:16:44 PM PST by Tilted Irish Kilt
THERE is a one in eight chance that the Earth will be hit by a huge solar storm by 2020 which could potentially leave the world without Internet, phone service and many more services that modern-day humans rely on.
Researchers have warned that there is roughly a 12 per cent chance that a solar storm could smash into Earth by the end of the decade.(emphasis mine)
The powerful event would likely be as huge as the Carrington Event, which occurred on 1859.
The solar storm which hit 150 years ago was so powerful that its southern auroras could be seen as far north as Queensland in Australia.
Today, in a modern world so dependent on technology, the implications would be far more severe. ( more information available at website- restricted due to copyright restriction)
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TOPICS: Astronomy; Science; Society
KEYWORDS: auroras; carringtonevent; internet; prepper; preppers; solar; technology
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To: metmom
Hillary! Get outta heeere!! You are not welcome!!
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posted on
11/29/2016 4:09:32 PM PST
by
SgtHooper
(If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
To: GraceG
Oh yeah....who gets to pick the 10 percent?
To: Tilted Irish Kilt
Love the headline: “Exected by 2020.”
Then you read that there’s a one-in-eight chance.
Modern journalism.
To: Justa
You mean shielded, rather than “insulated”, right?
124
posted on
11/29/2016 4:15:40 PM PST
by
SgtHooper
(If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
To: Tilted Irish Kilt
Those of us that were born before the tech boom will be ok. The rest will learn a life lesson. If they survive.
125
posted on
11/29/2016 4:17:33 PM PST
by
McGruff
(Mitt Romney - The Vicious Snake)
To: VictorVector
Somehow 900 miles on Route I-95 does just fine...20 Minutes to the Interstate and about 40 minutes on the other end. I turn the GPS on just because I have it, I guess. Miles to the next exit has been useful for planning stops though.
Yes, I do have a paper map saved in case there is a big detour.
If the grid is down or country in upheaval what good would it do to try to escape...to what worse spot? Shelter in place for me!
126
posted on
11/29/2016 4:45:46 PM PST
by
3D-JOY
To: Tilted Irish Kilt
Global warming is causing this.
127
posted on
11/29/2016 4:46:39 PM PST
by
itsahoot
(Three words I don't want to hear, Comprehensive Immigration Reform.)
To: koalkracker1981
[ Oh yeah....who gets to pick the 10 percent? ]
Free Market, under ground private colonies setup to escape the tyranny of the socialist surface dwellers.
128
posted on
11/29/2016 5:01:38 PM PST
by
GraceG
(Only a fool works hard in an environment where hard work is not appreciated...)
To: Tilted Irish Kilt
so this is the angle they will spin to hide govt sanctioned emp blasts over america and europe.
129
posted on
11/29/2016 5:01:49 PM PST
by
Secret Agent Man
( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: Tilted Irish Kilt
.
What Bullshit!!!!!!!!
The sun has shut down.
It hasn’t done anything measurable for over ten years, and there is no reason to believe that it ever will again.
We have entered the Sabbath millennium; everything is now in rest mode.
130
posted on
11/29/2016 5:19:24 PM PST
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: Tilted Irish Kilt
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You are a democrap!
You’re full of bovine excrement, and love to spew nonsensical scare stories.
.
131
posted on
11/29/2016 5:23:07 PM PST
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: FreeReign
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The sun definitely has quit.
.
132
posted on
11/29/2016 5:26:09 PM PST
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: GraceG
ONLY CONSERVATIVES WILL BE ALLOWED TO ENTER.
133
posted on
11/29/2016 5:38:06 PM PST
by
NTHockey
(Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners. And to the NSA trolls, FU)
To: Tilted Irish Kilt
.
Basmati rice, salt, and basil, not pasta.
Generic brand canned boiled potatoes will keep for about 20 years.
134
posted on
11/29/2016 5:38:43 PM PST
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: editor-surveyor
To: FreeReign
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Just keep eating my poop. You’re good to go.
.
136
posted on
11/29/2016 6:02:15 PM PST
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: Tilted Irish Kilt
Can you survive for more than one week without convenience of electricity ? Yes. But being without FR is going to send me into withdraw.
137
posted on
11/29/2016 6:07:43 PM PST
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Not a Romantic, not a hero worshiper and stop trying to tug my heartstrings. It tickles!)
To: editor-surveyor
LOL, no thanks. But you should be autocoprophagic and die.
To: CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC
This was within about 6 or 7 years ago.
139
posted on
11/29/2016 6:53:55 PM PST
by
metmom
(...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
To: editor-surveyor
In your dreams.
Another unsubstantiated claim by e-s who acts like an expert on everything and expects everyone to take him on his word.
140
posted on
11/29/2016 6:57:12 PM PST
by
metmom
(...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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