1. Solar Storm Could Zap Power Grid in 2013

    CIO.com (Dec 8 2009) Power and Cooling

    1. Solar Storm Could Zap Power Grid in 2013 Solar Storm Could Zap Power Grid in 2013 Data center managers will need to keep an eye on the solar weather, because a geomagnetic storm (now predicted for May 2013) could knock out electric power. Comments By Mitch Betts MON, DECEMBER 07, 2009 — Computerworld — Alarmist news reports earlier this year warned that solar storms coming in 2012 will cripple electric power, GPS equipment and communications systems for months, creating an electronic apocalypse not dreamt of since the days of pre-Y2k hysteria. Those reports then spread throughout a blogosphere already saturated with hype about the Hollywood disaster flick 2012 . (Read Full Article)

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