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Warnings of an 8-Minute Warning Before Total Blackout
Original: We'll Only Have 8 Minutes Until Complete Blackout...
Geophysicist Stefan Burns is warning that a severe space weather event could give power grids only about eight minutes of notice before a complete blackout, based on the travel time of solar emissions after light from the sun arrives. The stark warning about infrastructure vulnerability is drawing large attention and debate about preparedness for solar storms.
Why now: Fears about solar storms knocking out power grids are circulating widely right now
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Evidence
- We'll Only Have 8 Minutes Until Complete Blackout... · Stefan Burns · 481.4K
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