An official report
prepared by John Kappenman, an independent consultant, was
commissioned by The Oak Ridge National Laboratory in 2010. The report is
summarized in The JASON report on Impacts of Severe Space Weather on The Electrical Grid,
project number 13119022.
JASON is
an independent group of some 60 scientists that advises the United States government
on science and technology that could have national implications. It is run by
the non-profit making MITRE Corporation in Virginia.
There is a massive amount of
information in the report which was published in November 2011. For the
technically minded, transformers are discussed in detail, highlighting the
problems that space weather impacts could, and does have on them. There are
examples from around the world of the damage caused to electrical grids when a coronal mass ejection hits the Earth. There are
details of different types of space weather, their effects and likely outcomes
of such incidents.
Kappenman based his findings on
past space weather, the effects felt at the time and how the advances in
technology since that time would be affected by a similar event.
Page 51-54 of the JASON report is of
particular interest. It summarizes Kappenman’s findings. It is somber
reading.
- More than 300 transformers destroyed.
- 130 million people in the United States lacking power for several years.
- 1-2 trillion dollars of economic losses.
A
US map of vulnerable transformers with areas of probable system collapse
encircled. Credit: National Academy of Sciences.
At
risk transformers in the same scenario
( To make the writing legible the
map is way too big so you can read the details in the JASON report, page
53, here. )
Kappenman based his findings on past
storms. It goes without saying that should future storms be more severe than
those the scenario is based on, then the damage caused will also be more
severe.
We have become so reliant on
electricity in the last 200 years, it’s difficult to imagine life without it.
Those who rely on refrigerated medications would be hard hit within hours of
the power going off, as would those who rely on regular oxygen cylinder
deliveries to their homes.
The usual back up power in hospitals
is 72 hours. After that life support machines and operating rooms will cease to
function.
Pumps at gas stations will no longer
dispense fuel affecting everything from the family car to the food supply.
Water treatment and pumping stations
will cease to function, again this will affect a wide range of services we take
for granted, drinking water, sanitation and even firefighting will be limited
or non-existant for millions. Contestation over water in lakes and rivers will
be a source of ongoing conflict for years after the event.
Many factories that make parts for
transformers will not be able to do so, leaving the United States at the mercy
of foreign powers for transformers and parts. (If those countries have not been
affected by the event themselves.)
The very fabric of the only society
we know will come to a grinding halt within a week of the grid going down.
The government knows this, they have
known it for more than two years yet they have done nothing about it. They are
not hardening the grid, they are not changing at least some of it to short line
instead of long line runs.
There is no advice given regarding
stocking up on food, water and other supplies beyond the recommended ‘store at
least a three day supply’ on the FEMA website. I particularly like their advice
never to ration water unless told to do so by the authorities…
Without medicines and medical
assistant diseases like typhus, typhoid and cholera will move through the
population.
A severe space weather event will
mean the end of life as we know it. Only the most prepared will survive, and
those that do will find themselves in a very different world. Such an event has
the potential to put not just the United States, but half the planet back to
the stone age, reducing the ability of others in the First World to assist
allied nations. A severe solar event would have the ability to affect an entire
hemisphere rather than just an individual country.
Geo-political power bases would move
to those nations that have a functioning government and electricity. Even
people in those countries currently considered to be Third World will be
living in conditions far more favorable than those living in a post solar event
world, where electricity and sanitation are things children will grow up
hearing about rather than experiencing.
It isn’t a case of IF a large
flare causes devastation on Earth, it’s a case WHEN.
The Sun is beyond human control, and
will remain so. There is nothing we can do to prevent flares, coronal mass
ejections and the like. All we can do is increase our knowledge base of the
damage they can do and try to mitigate it by preparing ourselves and our
families as best we can.
An
official report prepared by John Kappenman, an independent consultant,
was commissioned by The Oak Ridge National Laboratory in 2010. The
report is summarized in The JASON report on Impacts of Severe Space Weather on The Electrical Grid, project number 13119022.
JASON is an independent group of some 60 scientists that advises the United States government on science and technology that could have national implications. It is run by the non-profit making MITRE Corporation in Virginia.
There is a massive amount of information in the report which was published in November 2011. For the technically minded, transformers are discussed in detail, highlighting the problems that space weather impacts could, and does have on them. There are examples from around the world of the damage caused to electrical grids when a coronal mass ejection hits the Earth. There are details of different types of space weather, their effects and likely outcomes of such incidents.
Kappenman based his findings on past space weather, the effects felt at the time and how the advances in technology since that time would be affected by a similar event.
Page 51-54 of the JASON report is of particular interest. It summarizes Kappenman’s findings. It is somber reading.
JASON is an independent group of some 60 scientists that advises the United States government on science and technology that could have national implications. It is run by the non-profit making MITRE Corporation in Virginia.
There is a massive amount of information in the report which was published in November 2011. For the technically minded, transformers are discussed in detail, highlighting the problems that space weather impacts could, and does have on them. There are examples from around the world of the damage caused to electrical grids when a coronal mass ejection hits the Earth. There are details of different types of space weather, their effects and likely outcomes of such incidents.
Kappenman based his findings on past space weather, the effects felt at the time and how the advances in technology since that time would be affected by a similar event.
Page 51-54 of the JASON report is of particular interest. It summarizes Kappenman’s findings. It is somber reading.
- More than 300 transformers destroyed.
- 130 million people in the United States lacking power for several years.
- 1-2 trillion dollars of economic losses.
A US map of vulnerable transformers with areas of probable system collapse encircled. Credit: National Academy of Sciences.
At risk transformers in the same scenario
( To make the writing legible the map is way too big so you can read the details in the JASON report, page 53, here. )
Kappenman based his findings on past
storms. It goes without saying that should future storms be more severe
than those the scenario is based on, then the damage caused will also be
more severe.
We have become so reliant on electricity in
the last 200 years, it’s difficult to imagine life without it. Those
who rely on refrigerated medications would be hard hit within hours of
the power going off, as would those who rely on regular oxygen cylinder
deliveries to their homes.
The usual back up power in hospitals is 72 hours. After that life support machines and operating rooms will cease to function.
Pumps at gas stations will no longer dispense fuel affecting everything from the family car to the food supply.
Water treatment and pumping stations will
cease to function, again this will affect a wide range of services we
take for granted, drinking water, sanitation and even firefighting will
be limited or non-existant for millions. Contestation over water in
lakes and rivers will be a source of ongoing conflict for years after
the event.
Many factories that make parts for
transformers will not be able to do so, leaving the United States at the
mercy of foreign powers for transformers and parts. (If those countries
have not been affected by the event themselves.)
The very fabric of the only society we know will come to a grinding halt within a week of the grid going down.
The government knows this, they have known
it for more than two years yet they have done nothing about it. They are
not hardening the grid, they are not changing at least some of it to
short line instead of long line runs.
There is no advice given regarding stocking
up on food, water and other supplies beyond the recommended ‘store at
least a three day supply’ on the FEMA website. I particularly like their
advice never to ration water unless told to do so by the authorities…
Without medicines and medical assistant diseases like typhus, typhoid and cholera will move through the population.
A severe space weather event will mean the
end of life as we know it. Only the most prepared will survive, and
those that do will find themselves in a very different world. Such an
event has the potential to put not just the United States, but half the
planet back to the stone age, reducing the ability of others in the
First World to assist allied nations. A severe solar event would have
the ability to affect an entire hemisphere rather than just an
individual country.
Geo-political power bases would move to
those nations that have a functioning government and electricity. Even
people in those countries currently considered to be Third World will be
living in conditions far more favorable than those living in a post
solar event world, where electricity and sanitation are things children
will grow up hearing about rather than experiencing.
It isn’t a case of IF a large flare causes devastation on Earth, it’s a case WHEN.
The Sun is beyond human control, and will
remain so. There is nothing we can do to prevent flares, coronal mass
ejections and the like. All we can do is increase our knowledge base of
the damage they can do and try to mitigate it by preparing ourselves and
our families as best we can.
- See more at:
http://www.thedailysheeple.com/government-report-shows-that-a-major-solar-event-will-be-a-kill-shot-for-the-united-states_122013#sthash.JH7gJkLX.dpuf
An
official report prepared by John Kappenman, an independent consultant,
was commissioned by The Oak Ridge National Laboratory in 2010. The
report is summarized in The JASON report on Impacts of Severe Space Weather on The Electrical Grid, project number 13119022.
JASON is an independent group of some 60 scientists that advises the United States government on science and technology that could have national implications. It is run by the non-profit making MITRE Corporation in Virginia.
There is a massive amount of information in the report which was published in November 2011. For the technically minded, transformers are discussed in detail, highlighting the problems that space weather impacts could, and does have on them. There are examples from around the world of the damage caused to electrical grids when a coronal mass ejection hits the Earth. There are details of different types of space weather, their effects and likely outcomes of such incidents.
Kappenman based his findings on past space weather, the effects felt at the time and how the advances in technology since that time would be affected by a similar event.
Page 51-54 of the JASON report is of particular interest. It summarizes Kappenman’s findings. It is somber reading.
JASON is an independent group of some 60 scientists that advises the United States government on science and technology that could have national implications. It is run by the non-profit making MITRE Corporation in Virginia.
There is a massive amount of information in the report which was published in November 2011. For the technically minded, transformers are discussed in detail, highlighting the problems that space weather impacts could, and does have on them. There are examples from around the world of the damage caused to electrical grids when a coronal mass ejection hits the Earth. There are details of different types of space weather, their effects and likely outcomes of such incidents.
Kappenman based his findings on past space weather, the effects felt at the time and how the advances in technology since that time would be affected by a similar event.
Page 51-54 of the JASON report is of particular interest. It summarizes Kappenman’s findings. It is somber reading.
- More than 300 transformers destroyed.
- 130 million people in the United States lacking power for several years.
- 1-2 trillion dollars of economic losses.
A US map of vulnerable transformers with areas of probable system collapse encircled. Credit: National Academy of Sciences.
At risk transformers in the same scenario
( To make the writing legible the map is way too big so you can read the details in the JASON report, page 53, here. )
Kappenman based his findings on past
storms. It goes without saying that should future storms be more severe
than those the scenario is based on, then the damage caused will also be
more severe.
We have become so reliant on electricity in
the last 200 years, it’s difficult to imagine life without it. Those
who rely on refrigerated medications would be hard hit within hours of
the power going off, as would those who rely on regular oxygen cylinder
deliveries to their homes.
The usual back up power in hospitals is 72 hours. After that life support machines and operating rooms will cease to function.
Pumps at gas stations will no longer dispense fuel affecting everything from the family car to the food supply.
Water treatment and pumping stations will
cease to function, again this will affect a wide range of services we
take for granted, drinking water, sanitation and even firefighting will
be limited or non-existant for millions. Contestation over water in
lakes and rivers will be a source of ongoing conflict for years after
the event.
Many factories that make parts for
transformers will not be able to do so, leaving the United States at the
mercy of foreign powers for transformers and parts. (If those countries
have not been affected by the event themselves.)
The very fabric of the only society we know will come to a grinding halt within a week of the grid going down.
The government knows this, they have known
it for more than two years yet they have done nothing about it. They are
not hardening the grid, they are not changing at least some of it to
short line instead of long line runs.
There is no advice given regarding stocking
up on food, water and other supplies beyond the recommended ‘store at
least a three day supply’ on the FEMA website. I particularly like their
advice never to ration water unless told to do so by the authorities…
Without medicines and medical assistant diseases like typhus, typhoid and cholera will move through the population.
A severe space weather event will mean the
end of life as we know it. Only the most prepared will survive, and
those that do will find themselves in a very different world. Such an
event has the potential to put not just the United States, but half the
planet back to the stone age, reducing the ability of others in the
First World to assist allied nations. A severe solar event would have
the ability to affect an entire hemisphere rather than just an
individual country.
Geo-political power bases would move to
those nations that have a functioning government and electricity. Even
people in those countries currently considered to be Third World will be
living in conditions far more favorable than those living in a post
solar event world, where electricity and sanitation are things children
will grow up hearing about rather than experiencing.
It isn’t a case of IF a large flare causes devastation on Earth, it’s a case WHEN.
The Sun is beyond human control, and will
remain so. There is nothing we can do to prevent flares, coronal mass
ejections and the like. All we can do is increase our knowledge base of
the damage they can do and try to mitigate it by preparing ourselves and
our families as best we can.
- See more at:
http://www.thedailysheeple.com/government-report-shows-that-a-major-solar-event-will-be-a-kill-shot-for-the-united-states_122013#sthash.JH7gJkLX.dpuf
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