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On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 18:14:59 +0100, "Rick" wrote:

Well at least this kind of nonsense takes people's attention away from none
important issues, such as the world still tethering on the brink of economic
meltdown, looming national strikes, leaking radiation, Libya, etc...

"An enormous solar flare expected to hit Britain could blow out the national
grid leaving the entire country without electricity, scientists have
warned."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2005503/Incoming-solar-flare-blow-national-grid-leave-Britain-electricity.htm


It is not nonsense. It could happen. Whether it will happen in the next
few years is a matter for intelligent and knowledgeable prediction.

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On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 18:41:10 +0100, Peter Duncanson
wrote:

On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 18:14:59 +0100, "Rick" wrote:

Well at least this kind of nonsense takes people's attention away from none
important issues, such as the world still tethering on the brink of economic
meltdown, looming national strikes, leaking radiation, Libya, etc...

"An enormous solar flare expected to hit Britain could blow out the national
grid leaving the entire country without electricity, scientists have
warned."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2005503/Incoming-solar-flare-blow-national-grid-leave-Britain-electricity.htm


It is not nonsense. It could happen. Whether it will happen in the next
few years is a matter for intelligent and knowledgeable prediction.

More information about current solar activity he
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...science-space/

Solar Flare Sparks Biggest Eruption Ever Seen on Sun
Enormous ejection of particles into space shocks scientists.

Dave Mosher

for National Geographic News

Published June 8, 2011

A mushroom of cooled plasma popped like a pimple and rained onto the
surface of the sun yesterday — shooting perhaps the largest amount
of solar material into space ever seen, scientists say.
....
If one of these powerful flares—and its coronal mass ejection—faces
Earth, the particles will pound satellite components with charged
particles, short some out, and potentially cripple them.

On the planet's surface, extra currents of solar particles drive
extra electric current through power lines and heat them up. A solar
storm in 1859, for example, caused telegraph lines to burst into
flames. Power companies distribute loads to avoid such a disaster,
but energetic solar storms could still blow transformers and lead to
power outages, especially during heat waves like the one sweeping
the eastern U.S. this week.

"Despite great countermeasures, the power grid is still vulnerable.
We could be in for some serious problems," Chamberlin said.

It is a definite possibility that something like this will happen some
time. It is only sensible to make contigency plans.

--
Peter Duncanson
(in uk.tech.digital-tv)

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On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 19:24:50 +0100, "Ian Field"
wrote:


"Peter Duncanson" wrote in message
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On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 18:41:10 +0100, Peter Duncanson
wrote:

On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 18:14:59 +0100, "Rick" wrote:

Well at least this kind of nonsense takes people's attention away from
none
important issues, such as the world still tethering on the brink of
economic
meltdown, looming national strikes, leaking radiation, Libya, etc...

"An enormous solar flare expected to hit Britain could blow out the
national
grid leaving the entire country without electricity, scientists have
warned."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2005503/Incoming-solar-flare-blow-national-grid-leave-Britain-electricity.htm


It is not nonsense. It could happen. Whether it will happen in the next
few years is a matter for intelligent and knowledgeable prediction.

More information about current solar activity he
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...science-space/

Solar Flare Sparks Biggest Eruption Ever Seen on Sun
Enormous ejection of particles into space shocks scientists.

Dave Mosher

for National Geographic News

Published June 8, 2011

A mushroom of cooled plasma popped like a pimple and rained onto the
surface of the sun yesterday - shooting perhaps the largest amount
of solar material into space ever seen, scientists say.
....
If one of these powerful flares-and its coronal mass ejection-faces
Earth, the particles will pound satellite components with charged
particles, short some out, and potentially cripple them.

On the planet's surface, extra currents of solar particles drive
extra electric current through power lines and heat them up. A solar
storm in 1859, for example, caused telegraph lines to burst into
flames. Power companies distribute loads to avoid such a disaster,
but energetic solar storms could still blow transformers and lead to
power outages, especially during heat waves like the one sweeping
the eastern U.S. this week.

"Despite great countermeasures, the power grid is still vulnerable.
We could be in for some serious problems," Chamberlin said.

It is a definite possibility that something like this will happen some
time. It is only sensible to make contigency plans.

Let the panic buying of MOVs begin................

Which type of MOV do you have in mind?

http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/MOV

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Peter Duncanson
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Peter Duncanson wrote:

It is not nonsense. It could happen. Whether it will happen in the next
few years is a matter for intelligent and knowledgeable prediction.

I don't think we have the science to predict it, do we?

Bill

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Well we have the science to say it could happen, what we do not have is the
data to know the frequency of such events able to cause it. Thanks to bean
counters, we seem to walk blindly into these situations as the likelihood is
remote enough to be able to be not cost effective... until it happens of
course.
Brian

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Peter Duncanson wrote:

It is not nonsense. It could happen. Whether it will happen in the next
few years is a matter for intelligent and knowledgeable prediction.

I don't think we have the science to predict it, do we?

Bill