During a major man-made or natural disaster, commodity items will become scarce. Common, inexpensive items that we take for granted today will become some of the most valuable items to own. Why? Because store shelves will be stripped. In such ...
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12 Hours Before The End Of The World? That’s All The Warning We’d Get Before A Solar Storm, Says New Report
Can you cram in 12 hours all the survival essentials you would need to save your family for several months? That’s all the warning you would have before a solar storm takes out the power grid, according to a new ...
Read More »Forced Off The Grid For Opposing Smart Meters
Smart meters are controversial among many in the homestead and off-grid communities, but for one California man the controversy turned shocking when the electric company disconnected his power — for more than a year — due to his opposition to ...
Read More »5 Surprising Items That Will Survive An ‘End-Of-The World’ EMP Attack
You’ve probably heard all about the horrible things that an EMP will do, if we are ever unfortunate enough to have an enemy set one off over the United States. (Or if we experience a Carrington-like major solar storm.) It’s ...
Read More »Feds Quietly ‘Prepping’ For the Big One
With very little attention, the federal government is preparing for the possibility of a man-made electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack or a solar geomagnetic disturbance (GMD) that potentially would create a nationwide blackout for weeks or months. Recent news reports indicate ...
Read More »Former Secretary Of Defense: U.S. ‘Vulnerable’ To Nationwide Blackout
A terror attack on the power grid would firmly and quickly sink the United States into complete chaos, and it could come via cyber attack, says former Secretary of Defense William Cohen, who believes the nation is “vulnerable.” Cohen was ...
Read More »How Debt Could Bring Down Greece’s (And America’s) Power Grid
The debt crisis in Greece demonstrates that the greatest threat to the power grid that supplies our homes, vehicles and businesses with electricity could be simple economics. Utilities and other energy suppliers could shut down because they run out of ...
Read More »9 Ways To Get Food When The Power Grid Is Down
Of all the possible disaster scenarios we face, having the grid go down is one of the scariest. Modern society is so dependent on electrical power that when it is gone, everything comes to a stop. Some places, like hospitals, ...
Read More »4 Grid Threats That Would Leave 300 Million Americans Dead
Earlier this year and without much mainstream media coverage, the Pentagon announced it was moving the primary headquarters for NORAD back into Colorado’s Cheyenne Mountain to protect it against a potential nuclear and EMP attack. It may have made you ...
Read More »21 Surprising Items You’ll Need When The Grid’s Down
Once you start on the journey of preparedness, it seems like there is no end. If you’re anything like me, you’ll find yourself constantly asking the question, “What have I missed?” Each potential new disaster you hear about provides more ...
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