I’m writing to remind readers that the Coronal Mass Ejection (CME [1]) that began March 8, 2012 will sweep away low speed particles clearing the way for a few days for a somewhat possible 1859 Carrington Event style kill shot should there be another large CME. I suggest that SurvivalBlog readers keep up to date on SpaceWeather.com [2] though utilities and emergency services will also be watching this. Even if there is another larger CME and the utilities disconnect to save their equipment any long conductor can act as an antenna for the radio waves produced by an ionospheric event. So be ready to check electrical connections to any large metal objects, disconnect antennas and even pull removable power supplies. Good grounding is always a good idea even if there is no EMP/CME worries [since lightning is a day-to-day risk.] Purim Somayach – David in Israel
JWR Adds: SurvivalBlog reader Randy K. sent a link to a blog post at A Survival Plan with a fairly comprehensive list of very useful web links: Large X-Class Solar Flare – Resources and News [3]. And here is an AP wire story: Biggest solar storm in years hits, so far so good [4]