Electrical power grid to be blasted by 2012 solar storms
Nikola Tesla, circa. 1896. Photo: Wikipedia
A report
issued by the National Research Council (NRC) in January 2009 has
warned of the far reaching consequences of a solar storm hitting the
Earth as the sun becomes more active during solar cycle 24 which began
in 2008 and peaks around 2012. A March 23 article
in the New Scientist discussed the significance of the NRC report which
details how a solar storm could wipe out the electrical power grid
causing massive disruption in the U.S. and around the planet. The
impact of the plasma energy directly bombarding the Earth during a
solar storm could lead to electrical power stations being off line for
weeks and months at a time, as overworked workers try to repair badly
damaged electrical equipment … Now
is the right time for bold action to
replace the outdated electrical power grid with a decentralized form of
fuelless or 'new energy' generators that can be mass produced for
homes,
small businesses and essential services.
