Tin Foil Hat should be make of lead - 'force of 100m bombs'

[dex]

Sun storm to hit with 'force of 100m bombs' | News.com.au

NASA said that a recent report by the National Academy of Sciences found that if a similar storm occurred today, it could cause “$1 to 2 trillion in damages to society's high-tech infrastructure and require four to 10 years for complete recovery”.

http://www.solarstorms.org/SRefStorms.html

[ziggy29]

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Originally Posted by dex NASA said that a recent report by the National Academy of Sciences found that if a similar storm occurred today, it could cause “$1 to 2 trillion in damages to society's high-tech infrastructure and require four to 10 years for complete recovery”.

Think of it as a white collar stimulus package.

[REWahoo]

An apocalyptic solar storm in 2012? Who would have guessed? Oh, except for the Mayans of course...

[Bestwifeever]

Now we know why you took your $$ out of the markets, Dex!