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A solar 'superstorm' is coming and we'll only get 30-minute warning
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[quote:Travis Bickle:MV8yMTMxMTM0XzM1OTY5MTkyXzE5QTZDN0E5] [quote:Anonymous Coward 33694687:MV8yMTMxMTM0XzM1OTY5MTcwXzY5MkI4QjBC] Just to add, the breakers are operated manually, on lager grids they can and are operated remotely, its the substations which house the stepup and stepdown transformers that need to be protected, which they can be. All grids can cycle down in minutes. Nukes take longer of course but as long as they are grounding the output they should be ok ( I bloody hope). Cycling everything back up afterwoods should be relativly straight forward but will take a few hours to a day or two. As long as the transformers and alternators are isolated from the grid wires and grounded they will survive. [/quote] [b]SERIOUSLY [/b]Dude... Do you have [b][i]ANY[/i][/b] idea what you're talking about???? [/quote]
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A solar "superstorm" could knock out Earth's communications satellites, cause dangerous power surges in the national grid and disrupt crucial navigation aids and aircraft avionics, a major report has found.
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Just sayin...
Be ready.
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