More horrifying than the plague of Black Death across Europe. More costly in lives than World War II. Financially, it could make the Katrina repairs look like a pocketful of change. And it's not a matter of if, but when.
That's the alarming warning issued by John G. Kappenman, owner of Storm Analysis Consultants and an expert on the dangers of electromagnetic pulse damage to modern society, with a list of qualifications after his name as long as a phone book.
The issue of EMP dangers to the Earth – either from a CME, a coronal mass ejection, which is an eruption of power from the sun, or from a nuclear-triggered EMP wave intended to destroy a society – have been the subject of multiple reports in recent months.
Given the potentially apocalyptic nature of this solar threat, why aren't we seeing a concerted national effort to modernize our critical electrical power generation infrastructure? To ignore this very real threat is almost criminal. If the Obama administration wants to put people back to work as they proclaim almost daily, then here is their perfect opportunity to do so, on truly vital infrastructure improvement. To read the rest of the article, click here.