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09/21/2017 / By JD Heyes

Hurricane Maria just wiped out ALL power on the entire island of Puerto Rico … still think prepping is a waste of time?

Life in Puerto Rico is about to turn medieval, thanks to the massive damage caused by Hurricane Maria, the once-in-a-century storm that just destroyed the island nation’s entire power grid. As reported by The Washington Post, sustained gale-force winds of up to 155 miles power hour when Maria made landfall leveled buildings, flooded cities with […]

07/24/2017 / By JD Heyes

U.S. power grid continues to be vulnerable to cyber attack: Millions would die if it were to fail, so are you prepared?

A new report has concluded that despite the attention being given to protecting the nation’s power grid in a world where the threat of cyber attack grows daily, it remains highly vulnerable to a breach that, if large parts of the grid are destroyed, would lead to the deaths of millions of Americans. As reported […]

06/22/2017 / By JD Heyes

Malware threat proves U.S. power grid much more vulnerable than previously believed

During a recent two-part series published by Bugout.news about how an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) could destroy the nation’s power grid, a portion of that report included ways to “EMP-proof” your life: Obtain non-electrical appliances; stock up on portable solar panels; self-defense; items to barter, and so on. The good news, however, is that experts don’t […]

04/17/2017 / By JD Heyes

Nuclear power plant map reveals how grid-down scenario would obliterate the entire East Coast of the USA (except Maine)

A scientific group is sounding the alarm in a new interactive chart that reveals how unstable the country’s nuclear power plants could become were something to happen to the power grid that provides them with the electricity they need to safely operate. The Union of Concerned Scientists, in its interactive database, notes that the nation’s […]

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