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Space storm alert. 90 minutes from disaster. 2012 ???


According to the NAS report, a severe space weather event in the US could induce ground currents that would knock out 300 key transformers within about 90 seconds, cutting off the power for more than 130 million people (see map). From that moment, the clock is ticking for America.
URL: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20127001.300-space-storm-alert-90-seconds-from-catastrophe.html?page=1

Comments (0) | steve 3/23/2009 5:54:29 PM | Odd
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