GRID DESTRUCTION

IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH ELECTRIC GRID LOSS Our cities would be the hardest hit, and the last place you should be. • Thousands trapped in elevators
• ALL electrical appliances shut down, refrigerators, heating, A/C, etc.
• ATM machines are inoperative
• Banks and other businesses shut down
• Gas stations without generators cannot pump fuel
• For most, profound darkness DAY 1 Some people are beginning to realize that this is very widespread, and could become a long-term grid down situation. As our weakened Magnetosphere continues to grow weaker, solarflares & CME’s of lesser magnitude will threaten our modern life. At some point the Earth will be hit by a consequential solar outburst which will destroy our modern way of life and cause large scale causalities across the Earth.

Unfortunately, the vast majority of people presume that there is a plan. And that regardless of the disaster, their government will step in and provide for them. It will all ‘get fixed’. In the terrifying event of a long-term grid down, this assumption will prove to be deadly.

Let’s look at a potential timeline of events when the lights go out in America. • Water faucets begin to run dry in some areas without utility generators
• Toilets will no longer flush without water pressure
• Law enforcement and responders overwhelmed by emergencies
• Outbreaks of looting in the ‘usual places’
• Batteries on laptops, cell phones, and flashlights are dying
• Those with generators are using up their fuel
• Massive ‘grid lock’ in the city regions, Some vehicles run out of gas and are abandoned
• Conflicting descriptions of power outage, unknown expected duration, but looking more like long term
• Officials disagree regarding recommended actions DAY 3 • Gas stations running out of fuel (those that could pump gas)
• Water is at a premium
• Some emergency generators assist in pumping water and sewage
• Many unprepared are running out of food already
• Majority are beginning to panic, as reality sets in of this being a widespread long-term grid down event
• Drug stores and grocery stores being stripped in some regions
• People are realizing the moment of terrifying realization, hopelessness

END OF WEEK 2 – LONG TERM GRID DOWN Assuming we had time to shut down nuclear plants, and we do not have to deal with nuclear plant meltdowns, the rebuilding process will be slow. It is very likely everything that could not be protected has been rendered scrap. Cars built after 1984 will have their electronics destroyed. Power plants will have to be rebuilt as well as our electrical grid delivery system. No hospitals, water plants, sewage plants, food processing plants will be operational.

Depending on the severity of the CME, it could deliver moderate to severe damage, which will dictate the required recovery time frame. Survival will depend on how well you can kill or grow your food. The sheep herders in poverty-stricken countries will see little change in their lives, but they knew how to survive before this great catastrophe.
• Government emergency rations are depleted
• Hospital generator systems are running out of fuel, Re-supply fuel delivery isn’t looking good
• Some of the elderly and infirm are dying
• Hospitals overwhelmed and struggling to perform emergency services
• Martial Law is declared by the government, though most don’t get the message
• Military attempts to maintain a veneer of order, but not enough personnel
• Looting has become rampant, Desperate people join in
• Millions upon millions are ‘on their own’ THE END OF THE FIRST MONTH 90% of the population have perished END OF WEEK 1 – LONG TERM GRID DOWN • People have become deeply frightened and fear for their lives, now knowing that this is going to be a long-term grid down catastrophe
• Most are now entirely running out of food to eat
• Many are dying in regions without access to water and the inability to get somewhere else
• Many are dying in regions /climates where there is no heat (if during winter)
• Disease sets in (e.g. typhoid fever, cholera) from eating tainted food, water, poor sanitation THE END OF THE FIRST YEAR OF LONG-TERM GRID DOWN • Many drug dependent patients are dying or are dead
• The millions with severe psychotic disorders (no more meds) create bedlam
• People and communities fighting over resources
• Home invasions and violence related die-offs
• Escaped prisoners, organized gangs, more violence related die-off
• Communities are slowly starving