[QuadList] Solar Storms have power companies preparing for ???

[COURYHOUSE at aol.com]

ohhhhhh yea... we are doomed! 
 
 
Ed#



 
In a message dated 8/6/2011 4:51:51 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
ted at quadvideotapegroup.com writes:

Interesting article on Reuters:


_http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/06/us-utilities-noaa-solarstorms-idU
STRE7746UA20110806_ 
(http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/06/us-utilities-noaa-solarstorms-idUSTRE7746UA20110806) 



NEW YORK | Sat Aug 6, 2011 1:04pm EDT

(Reuters) - Three large explosions from  the Sun over the past few days 
have prompted U.S. government scientists to  caution users of satellite, 
telecommunications and electric equipment to  prepare for possible disruptions 
over the next few days. 
The largest solar storm ever recorded  was in 1859 when communications 
infrastructure was limited to  telegraphs. 
The 1859 solar storm hit telegraph  offices around the world and caused a 
giant aurora visible as far south as the  Caribbean Islands. 
Some telegraph operators reported  electric shocks. Papers caught fire. And 
many telegraph systems continued to  send and receive signals even after 
operators disconnected batteries, NOAA  said on its website. 
Here's  a link to the NOAA Space Weather website's "Top news of the day" 
page, with  navigation to other parts of the site: 
_http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/WhatsNew.html_ 
(http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/WhatsNew.html)  
Suppose  your AVR-2 will keep playing during a severe solar storm, even 
when unplugged  ? 
Ted 
Ted Langdell 
Secretary

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