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“Other Threats On Our Doorstep
With so many people focused on the Russia/Ukraine conflict, it can be easy to overlook other threats and vulnerabilities.
X Class Solar Flares
It’s been a while since I’ve shared some details about Solar Flares, but just this past week, the sun let one of the strongest flares we have seen in a while. It was specifically an X class 1.3, and had it been pointing to Earth, we would have lost electronics, satellites, and more.
Check out how NASA describes this solar flare, and if you are interested, they will also show you what a solar flare looks like as it leaves the sun.
Our Electric Grid Cover-Up
The more I read about how much is kept from the public eye, the more frustrated I get. While this original article is an older article, the truth still remains, our electric grid is incredibly vulnerable. I greatly appreciate and respect Michael Mabee for his tireless efforts to bring some of these coverups to light and want to share some discrepancies found.
First off, depending on the type of electrical disturbance, the team has a certain number of hours to report the disturbance to people who can review the problem. For example, if the disturbance is an emergency, it must be reported within 1 hour. The attacks are also categorized by the type of events like a cyber attack, physical attack, inclement weather, fuel supply deficiency, etc.
The DOE (Department of Energy), collects this data and reports on it. And, the NERC is also supposed to report on all of these and share with our government if there are problems. The problem? The two reports are VASTLY different.
Not only did the NERC report not show names of CIP violations, they do not show the same story at all. In fact, according to NERC, there were NO cyber security issues or physical security disturbances between the dates of 2010 and 2019 when the DOE reported at least 29 cyber and 578 physical attacks during that same time period. (There were over 250 disturbances from the DOE that did not have a cause so this number might be higher!)
Why does no one in Congress get the threat? Why are we not paying attention to this reporting and taking any kind of cyber or physical disturbances seriously?
They are supposed to protect the people, but instead are being paid off to just ignore the issue. It’s infuriating and sad.
It’s up to us to spread the word on what these reports are, the urgency for protecting our electric grid, and insisting to our officials that something must be done. If you’d like to read more, please check out Michael Mabee’s
Electric Disturbance Events Database.
I realize that these reports are scary, especially if you do not have the finances or resources to build your retreat at this time. I will be creating a video over the next couple of weeks to really discuss what steps to take to find some sort of safe location, get some food, and be as prepared as possible. There are also a couple of other projects in the works to help think through potential problems at a retreat that are not normally discussed.
Stay tuned…”