EMP

Electro Magnetic Pulse, or EMP, has been identified as a possible threat to our electric infrastructure and one way an EMP can occur is as the result of a solar flare.

Currently NASA is monitoring massive solar flares that have erupted from the sun over the past few days. Luckily, the coronal mass ejections have not been directed toward earth but many scientists worry that if a powerful flare is directed toward earth it could have a major impact on the electric power system.

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It's hard to believe.

Even after we unite as a nation once again to mourn the loss of innocent lives as a result of the Boston terror attacks, we still have a hard time comprehending some of the threats we face as a nation.

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Over two-hundred Mainer's continue to come to terms with their very personal experience with terrorism in the wake of the Boston Marathon attack. The nation unites to mourn not only the loss of life, but once again, the loss of innocence and tranquility.

A loss of life and tranquility is precisely what a Maine legislator is trying to prevent in Maine in the face of the extreme threats to our electrical infrastructure.

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Reza Kahlili Part 1

Reza Kahlili Part 2

While tensions escalate with North Korea analysts and military experts agree there are many factors that make this threat potentially more unusual and serious than the fairly routine muscle flexing we've experienced with North Korea in the past.

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If a picture is worth a thousand words, what's a Google Earth satellite image of a new Iranian nuclear site worth?

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We are a country dependent on technology and convenience, which requires electricity, and it could be shutdown in a matter of seconds. It wouldn't be a temporary blackout either. Every precious electronic device we depend on would essentially be fried. All it would take is a solar flare or nuclear detonation at the right altitude.

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As I write this, using my computer, my clothes dryer is running, my oven is baking a pie, my daughter's listening to tunes on her iPod, and my furnace just kicked in for another round of home heating

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