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Dead_Parrot

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6. Depends on your definition of 'killer', I suspect

Reply to OKIsItJustMe (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 14, 2011, 10:37 PM

Dec 2011

I had no idea anyone was talking about the destruction of the planet. But with so much relying on satellite comms and more than a few powergrids hanging on by their fingernails on a good day, we might end up with a few extra corpses: The '03 blackout in the NE was mainly caused by a tree in Ohio, but claimed - at least in part - 11 lives. the '89 solar max took out a large chunk of Canada, although I don't know of any deaths from that. We don't need another 1859-ish storm to cause havoc: A repeat of 1959 would fuck us up nicely.

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Solar Storms in 2012 [View all] Dover Dec 2011 OP

2012 is going to be fun on so many fronts! nt DCKit Dec 2011 #1

2012: Killer Solar Flares Are a Physical Impossibility OKIsItJustMe Dec 2011 #2

The potential for severe problems with the power grid and other electronics is very real. kristopher Dec 2011 #3

Here’s the key passage OKIsItJustMe Dec 2011 #4

Well... kristopher Dec 2011 #5

OK, the key sentence fragment OKIsItJustMe Dec 2011 #7

Depends on your definition of 'killer', I suspect Dead_Parrot Dec 2011 #6

There’s a lot of silly talk going on about 2012 OKIsItJustMe Dec 2011 #8

That's the internet for you... Dead_Parrot Dec 2011 #9