Those that recommended 'One Second After'

[hollohas]

I read it after hearing about it here. Definitely not one of the finest literary works I have ever read, but +10 points to bringing awareness to a very serious issue.

I spotted this in the news the other day:

North Korea Tests 'Super-EMP' Nuke


http://www.newsmax.com/KenTimmerman/...6/16/id/400260

That is SCARY SHIT.

[Irving]

How can a country with no electricity test an EMP device?

[hollohas]

How can a country with no electricity test an EMP device?

They just don't let the riff raff have electricity...keeps them in line that way.

[TFOGGER]

I'm more worried about the coming solar maxima and a possible coronal mass ejection that could cause huge blackouts like the one in Canada some years back. Think about how much more dependent we are on electronics now than we were then (1989).

[BkM]

I read "Patriots: Surviving the Coming Collapse" by Rawles.

A very good read. I think I liked it better then 1 second after.

Goes into more detail about setting up a retreat.

[Ronin13]

I'm more worried about the coming solar maxima and a possible coronal mass ejection that could cause huge blackouts like the one in Canada some years back. Think about how much more dependent we are on electronics now than we were then (1989).

NASA released a press release about just that kind of thing and they stated that the sun is actually going into a minimum and that we shouldn't worry too much about a massive CME within the next 22 years (solar activity goes through minimum and maximum every 11 years). I'd be more worried about man-made threats.
On the whole NK thing, I would suggest just glassing the whole country since they won't listen to anyone. WTF are 'sanctions' going to do anyway. It's not like they really pay attention to angry letters from the UN or US anyway.

[hollohas]

NASA released a press release about just that kind of thing and they stated that the sun is actually going into a minimum and that we shouldn't worry too much about a massive CME within the next 22 years (solar activity goes through minimum and maximum every 11 years). I'd be more worried about man-made threats.
On the whole NK thing, I would suggest just glassing the whole country since they won't listen to anyone. WTF are 'sanctions' going to do anyway. It's not like they really pay attention to angry letters from the UN or US anyway.

Actually we are just coming to the end of a minimum. Although I think most of the hype about a super solar maximum is a bit outdated.

Here is a chart showing the maximum is supposed to be about this time (red chart)...



That was from 2006 and they were wrong. The sun activity dropped even lower into 2008.

http://science1.nasa.gov/science-new...psolarminimum/

In 2009 NASA said the solar maximum will actually be rather small and peak sometime in 2013.

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news...oaaprediction/

BUT...in 1859 a solar storm about the size of the one they predict in 2013 (and also happened after a period of below average activity) electrified transmission cables and set fires to telegraph offices.

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 ten years for complete recovery.

A new report for those who don't like to read...



And a bit more about what type of damage solar flares can do.

http://science1.nasa.gov/science-new...rringtonflare/

And the webpage for NASA's project called "Solar Shield" in which they hope to figure out how to protect or power grid.

http://ccmc.gsfc.nasa.gov/Solar_Shie...ar_Shield.html

That is all.

[Ranger]

I read "Patriots: Surviving the Coming Collapse" by Rawles.

A very good read. I think I liked it better then 1 second after.

Goes into more detail about setting up a retreat.

I found that book to be a bit tin-hatty, but an interesting read nonetheless. I wasn't as glued to that book as I was One Second After, but there was a lot of great solutions there. I hadn't thought of using old 2 wire phones before reading Patriots.

[Cman]

I just finished 1 second and lights out. It really helped me to see how poorly prepared i am for any kind of a disaster. So now I see more $ going into survival stuff. The good thing is my wife agrees with me without having read either book. For a free site this sure is costing me a lot of $.

[USCED]

I read all 3 Novels in the last 2 weeks. They're all great reads and definitely get you thinking. I'm no literary critic so I won't get into the predictability and character development BS. I read to be entertained or enlightened. In the case of these 3 novels I got both.