power grid
03/29/2018
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By JD Heyes
New, little-seen report warns the nation’s power infrastructure is increasingly vulnerable to physical attacks
It’s looking more and more like it will take a major attack against the U.S. power grid before the government and electric industry come together and get serious about protecting it. According to a new investigative report that likely won’t get much attention outside of certain circles, the U.S. electric grid is increasingly vulnerable as […]
03/25/2018
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By Jayson Veley
Bugging out after an EMP? Here are 7 must-have items
As any good prepper already knows, the effects of an EMP would be absolutely devastating. An EMP is capable of wiping out the entire electric grid in the blink of an eye and would send the entire country into darkness. This is exactly why you should focus on acquiring items for your bugout bag that won’t […]
03/07/2018
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By Jayson Veley
An EMP attack can be initiated from multiple sources: Tips on how to prepare
It’s important to understand two things about EMPs: that they have the ability to shut down America’s entire electrical grid and potentially result in significant loss of life, and that they can come from several different sources. As SHTFBlog.com points out, an electromagnetic pulse can be caused by a lightning strike, a meteor hurling through […]
03/01/2018
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By David Williams
Scientists are one step closer to being able to predict the kind of solar flares that can knock out the power grid
The sun, which holds steady in the center of the solar system, is fascinating enough in of itself. But it also produces solar flares, which are just as fascinating. However, no matter how mesmerizing they may seem to be, they are known to have negative effects on all sorts of systems and equipment here on […]
02/28/2018
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By Zoey Sky
Long-term blackouts are a harsh reality: 7 scary challenges you probably aren’t prepared for
A bug-out bag is only good for 72 hours, which is fine if the blackout in your area lasts no longer than three days. But what will you do if you’re stuck in a long-term blackout with no help in sight? (h/t to AskAPrepper.com) For this article, a long-term blackout may last for as at […]
12/22/2017
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By Jayson Veley
America just got a minor sample of a grid down collapse at the Atlanta airport … Total chaos ensued
Imagine what would happen if the power went out at the world’s busiest airport. Imagine how much chaos that would cause, and imagine how much confusion there would be, at least at first, regarding the source of the power outage. As it just so happens, you don’t have to imagine such a scenario at all; […]
12/06/2017
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By Isabelle Z.
Catastrophic living conditions in Puerto Rico can teach us a wealth of truth about post-collapse survival
What would happen if the grid collapsed? Many people imagine it would not be too different from what happens when the power goes out after a storm, with long hours spent in the darkness playing cards by candlelight. You’ve got a cabinet full of canned goods, so you’d be able to get through it, right? […]
09/21/2017
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By JD Heyes
Hurricane Maria just wiped out ALL power on the entire island of Puerto Rico … still think prepping is a waste of time?
Life in Puerto Rico is about to turn medieval, thanks to the massive damage caused by Hurricane Maria, the once-in-a-century storm that just destroyed the island nation’s entire power grid. As reported by The Washington Post, sustained gale-force winds of up to 155 miles power hour when Maria made landfall leveled buildings, flooded cities with […]
09/01/2017
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By Vicki Batts
Space weather radar system to be operational by 2021 hopes to provide advanced warning of power grid-killing CME solar flare
Is a “doomsday” solar flare in the Earth’s near future? Scientists certainly seem to think so; that’s why they are working on building the world’s most advanced radar system to try to detect hazardous flares on the horizon — before they get to earth and wipe out power grids and cause all forms of chaos. Daily […]
08/22/2017
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By JD Heyes
Advisory panel says “cyber 9/11” against critical infrastructure is extremely likely — why you need to prepare for it NOW
An industry advisory group just issued the latest dire warning regarding America’s extremely vulnerable critical infrastructure: We are living in “a pre-9/11 moment” and we’re running short on time to dramatically improve cyber security before someone — a nation-state, a terrorist group or a lone actor — decimates it. As reported by NextGov, a new […]
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