Severe Solar Flares Could Cause Catastrophic Power Outage in United States

A recent report found that for countries relying on technology for life-sustaining infrastructures, a severe solar flare could be more devastating than any prior natural disaster.

[Bob Planter]

Keep on the doom and gloom! At least this potential peril isn't human induced.

[Janet]

Yikes! Solar flares and space junk--what else do I need to look out for?

[BettyB]

I never heard about the event in Quebec. Interesting story.

[Izzmeister]

Once I left a phone message on my friend's voice mail and it got returned to me a month later. It was totally bizarre. I blame solar flares.

[BAGELPOCALYPSE]

Will Armageddon just arrive already?? I'm so sick of the excited anticipation. I'd love it if all hell broke loose (literally and figuratively), because it'd really spice up my day-to-day.

[Michael Scibetta]

If something like this should happen,
I believe that we can and will be able to survive somehow. We have come up with so many different things over the years that we are smart enough to make it if something should happen in 2012. I am not scared of this at all.If anything, It might be healthier for the planet.

[lol]

Sounds like silly tabloid news. And I personally wouldn't die without power for a week. The worst thing would be the refrigerator not working, and even then I have ice chests. Oh no! I have to use my grill instead of my electric stove, woe is me!