EMP Defense Council

Thursday, November 24, 2011

Allianz joins SwissRe and Zurich in saying severe Space Weather could mean "lights out" for weeks on your watch -- tsk tsk.

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Do you think your company's power supply is reliable and uninterruptible because you have a back-up generator and a few days' supply of diesel fuel on hand? Guess again. Read the news from Allianz further below and take action.

As a concrete example, we recently met with the head of operations of a major data center company in the U.S. and he proudly declared that their HQs had a back-up generator and 72 hours' supply of fuel, and that each of their data centers had 24 hours of fuel.

Woohoo !!

But of course, power outages from just "normal" natural events such as earthquakes and hurricanes can routinely last 1 - 2 WEEKS.

Sadly, power outages from space weather events (solar flares, coronal mass ejections, etc.) could last weeks or MONTHS. Yes, MONTHS. Possibly years in extreme cases.

Was this data-center head of ops well prepared ? No, he was foolish and arrogant combined.

A liter of diesel fuel for your thoughts... ?

Now, to the news:

"Solar Storms May Cause Large-Scale Power Outages, Allianz Says"

Bloomberg --- 23 Nov 2011

"Solar storms may cause large-scale power outages in 2012 to 2013, according to Allianz SE, Europe’s biggest insurer.

“Particularly in the northern hemisphere, space weather events could severely damage high-voltage transformers whose repair can take days or even weeks,” the company said in a report today.

"Increased use of renewable energy also threatens power-network stability, according to the report. ...

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-23/solar-storms-may-cause-large-scale-power-outages-allianz-says.html

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See also:

http://www.agcs.allianz.com/about-us/news/companies-in-europe-and-the-us-underestimate-power-blackout-risk/

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http://www.agcs.allianz.com/insights/white-papers-and-case-studies/

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http://www.agcs.allianz.com/insights/white-papers-and-case-studies/power-blackout-risks/

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Posted 24 Nov 2011 (Thanksgiving Day) by:

David A. Palella
Founder
EMP DEFENSE COUNCIL(sm)
[ Electro-Magnetic Pulse Defense Council(sm) ]

San Diego, California
cell: 619-787-5767
email: dpalella@gmail.com

http://EMP411.blogspot.com

EMP Defense Council -- Preparing for Electro-Magnetic Pulse

http://www.linkedin.com/e/vgh/3702799/

(1) Electro-Magnetic Pulse (EMP) Defense Council(C) Founded in San Diego, California on Pearl Harbor Day

http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=695425

(2) The EMP Defense Council(C) Announces the Electro-Magnetic Pulse (EMP) Priority Hardening List Ranked by Industry Vulnerability, and Proposes a Markets-Based Approach to Addressing Solar or Nuclear EMP Events

http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=708639

(3) EMP Defense Council(SM) Highlights Calculable Risks of Solar Cycle Peak in 2013

http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=784096

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Slash & burn = utility companies best defense against "normal" Earth-based storms -- and against solar EMP (Electro Magnetic Pulse) = severe space weather

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The article below describes the ineffectual response of Connecticut utility companies to power outages caused by normal Earth-based weather such as ice & snow storms, or tropical storms & hurricanes -- for the past 25+ years ! Recent outages lasted from 1 - 2 weeks.

Hence, imagine these utility companies' pathetic response to a solar EMP event, where power outages could last from months to years !

In both cases, one of the main enemies is the same -- trees ! During a major solar flare cum coronal mass ejection (CME) event, all loooooong conductors such as power lines will spark. Tremendously. If an event occurs in summertime or a dry season, hundreds of forest fires will start immediately -- and simultaneously. Nationwide, possibly thousands will start.

Thus, alllll utility companies in the United States should have very very aggressive tree trimming / cutting programs year-round to prepare for EMP events.

And to prepare for the more normal storms of Mother Nature -- blizzards, ice storms, hurricanes, tornadoes, etc.

And now, to the news that should not be "news" -- again:

"Connecticut storm highlights decades of repeat issues"

"Recent Conn. snow storm highlights decades of repeat problems with utility storm response"

12 Nov 2011

"HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- A storm hits Connecticut and causes hundreds of thousands to lose power. Utility companies take a week or longer to restore it. Public outrage leads to state investigations. Officials order service improvements.

"It's a cycle that repeats itself in the Land of Steady Habits. The problems that arose after the freak October snowstorm and Tropical Storm Irene in August are similar to ones that cropped up after other major storms dating to Hurricane Gloria in 1985, an Associated Press review of state regulatory reports shows.

"Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, legislators and other state officials say it's time to finally fix long-standing problems such as utilities not being quick enough in bringing in out-of-state crews, inadequate tree trimming and poor communication with government officials after storms. They also want to hold utilities more responsible for performance troubles, possibly by issuing fines.

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"The Oct. 29-30 storm downed scores of trees and utility wires, leaving 3 million homes and businesses in the Northeast without power. Hardest hit was Connecticut, where a state record of 850,000 outages was set only two months after Tropical Storm Irene caused a then-record 830,000 power failures."

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Read the full article here:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/conn-storm-highlights-decades-repeat-171137833.html

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Very electro-magnanimously yours,

David A. Palella
Founder
EMP DEFENSE COUNCIL(sm)
[ Electro-Magnetic Pulse Defense Council(sm) ]

San Diego, California
cell: 619-787-5767
email: dpalella@gmail.com

http://EMP411.blogspot.com

EMP Defense Council -- Preparing for Electro-Magnetic Pulse
http://www.linkedin.com/e/vgh/3702799/

(1) Electro-Magnetic Pulse (EMP) Defense Council(C) Founded in San Diego, California on Pearl Harbor Day

http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=695425

(2) The EMP Defense Council(C) Announces the Electro-Magnetic Pulse (EMP) Priority Hardening List Ranked by Industry Vulnerability, and Proposes a Markets-Based Approach to Addressing Solar or Nuclear EMP Events

http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=708639

(3) EMP Defense Council(SM) Highlights Calculable Risks of Solar Cycle Peak in 2013

http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=784096

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Is your company prepared for a catastrophic radiological event courtesy of an overly confident utility company near you ?

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Probably not.....

Is your company stocked up for the Ghost of Fukushima Past & TEPCO Ridiculous Redux (Tokyo Electric Power Co.) !? !?

If your neighbor's 3-eyed dog is chasing your luminescent cat.....

And......if there is a nuclear power plant within 100 miles upwind of your home and/or company, go to Walmart immediately and stock up on your favorite isotope-quenching, energy sports drink to reduce free radicals !

And now.....hot off the press:

"RxBio gets $ 15 million from BARDA to further develop radiation drug"

BIO SmartBrief -- Nov 10, 2011

"RxBio received a $15 million grant from the HHS Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority for the continued development of a radiation protection drug called Rx100. The contract includes options to increase the funding by $9 million over the next two years. The treatment helps improve the chances of survival of those exposed to radiation, even three days after the radiation exposure, researchers said."

The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)

Full article here:

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/nov/08/biotech-company-affiliated-memphis-based-uthsc-win/

See also:

http://www.rxbio.com

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And to get your fair share of your own tax dollars, visit:

http://www.phe.gov/about/barda/Pages/default.aspx

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POSTED 12 November 2011 by:

David A. Palella
BIOSCIENCE VENTURES Inc.
San Diego, California
cell: 619-787-5767
email: dpalella@gmail.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidpalella

blog: http://biobizdev.blogspot.com

& Group Founder:

Japan Biotech/Biopharma Partnering Forum
http://www.linkedin.com/e/vgh/2857975/

Infectious Disease R&D and Business Network
http://www.linkedin.com/e/-ubgx8c-godydbie-43/vgh/3937807/

Biotech / Pharma Business Development, Licensing & Dealmaking
http://www.linkedin.com/e/-ubgx8c-gp40f4dt-22/vgh/3964633/

& Co-founder:

Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine
http://www.linkedin.com/e/vgh/3921448

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EMP Defense Council(sm) Youtube video posted -- Vivacious post-mortem explanation of the dier [ sic ] after-effects of Electro-Magnetic Pulse (EMP) events

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For those of you who prefer video inputs over textual, Ms. Desi Ivanova, Head of Business Development for the EMP DEFENSE COUNCIL(sm) in San Diego, California, has recorded the first educational Youtube video for the Council.

Titled "Transform the Storm" -- the video explains the negative impact of EMP events such as solar storms and how companies should try to transform such adverse space weather into a business opportunity, instead of viewing geomagnetic storms as another major business-continuity expense.

You can view the video here -- recorded in the dim candle light that will prevail for weeks, months or even years after an EMP event and the resulting predicted pandemic electrical grid collapse:

-->> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndbdsxAnVTM

Finally, Desi's slides presented in the video may be obtained by contacting me directly by courier, passenger pigeon, Pony Express, smokes signals -- or by regular email -- not by LinkedIn email.

And do print a hard copy of the slides on biblical papyrus for an indelible monastic Posterity before your computer and printer's fragile integrated circuits no longer function.

Very electro-magnanimously yours,

David A. Palella
Founder
EMP DEFENSE COUNCIL(sm)
[ Electro-Magnetic Pulse Defense Council(sm) ]

San Diego, California
cell: 619-787-5767
email: dpalella@gmail.com

http://EMP411.blogspot.com

EMP Defense Council -- Preparing for Electro-Magnetic Pulse
http://www.linkedin.com/e/vgh/3702799/

EMP Defense Council video - 11/2011:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndbdsxAnVTM

(1) Electro-Magnetic Pulse (EMP) Defense Council(C) Founded in San Diego, California on Pearl Harbor Day

http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=695425

(2) The EMP Defense Council(C) Announces the Electro-Magnetic Pulse (EMP) Priority Hardening List Ranked by Industry Vulnerability, and Proposes a Markets-Based Approach to Addressing Solar or Nuclear EMP Events

http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=708639

(3) EMP Defense Council(SM) Highlights Calculable Risks of Solar Cycle Peak in 2013

http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=784096

P.S.: Watch EMP tests conducted at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Highly confined and man-made EMPs instantly and permanently disable a flying model helicopter and a full-sized automobile in motion:

“EMP Part 1”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fvu08Y9XJ0U

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“EMP Part 2”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0odJKYTzXg8

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Latest Geomagnetic Weather Forecast easily accessible by any humanized manly Android-based smart phone !

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If you only play an astronaut on TV like me, now you too can easily check the current SPACE weather just by scratching the face of your smart phone ! I don't have any relationship with the developer of this smart-phone app, so put your tin foil hat on and do your own due diligence.

Scotty ! -- Beam me up !!

And now to the news:

Elecont Software's "Weather for Android" released with Geomagnetic Storm capability

"The new version of the Elecont Weather 3.7 for Android released.

"The new version adds a geomagnetic storms forecast. This feature, together with indicator of large changes in pressure and warning of extreme weather events is very important to people, responding to changes in weather.

"Now Elecont Weather is the most informative android application about environment: current weather and weather forecast from different weather providers, weather alerts, last earthquakes, live radar, geomagnetic storm forecast, pressure changes indicator and moon and sun calendar.

"Also in new version added:

- Geomagnetic storm forecast;
- New widgets: Geomagnetic storm, Weather Alerts, Precipitation amount, Ultraviolet, Sunset and sunrise;
- New status bar indicators: Geomagnetic storm, Precipitation amount, Ultraviolet;
- Widgets preview;
- New widget options;
- New time widgets: analog and LED; and
- US Radar runs three times faster."

Here is the original post:

http://androidforums.com/application-announcements/440505-elecont-weather-android-released-geomagnetic-storm.html

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http://androidforums.com/application-announcements/440505-elecont-weather-android-released-geomagnetic-storm.html#post3419934

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http://www.elecont.com

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Very electro-magnanimously yours,

David A. Palella
Founder
EMP DEFENSE COUNCIL(sm)
[ Electro-Magnetic Pulse Defense Council(sm) ]

San Diego, California
cell: 619-787-5767
email: dpalella@gmail.com

http://EMP411.blogspot.com

EMP Defense Council -- Preparing for Electro-Magnetic Pulse
http://www.linkedin.com/e/vgh/3702799/

(1) Electro-Magnetic Pulse (EMP) Defense Council(C) Founded in San Diego, California on Pearl Harbor Day

http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=695425

(2) The EMP Defense Council(C) Announces the Electro-Magnetic Pulse (EMP) Priority Hardening List Ranked by Industry Vulnerability, and Proposes a Markets-Based Approach to Addressing Solar or Nuclear EMP Events

http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=708639

(3) EMP Defense Council(SM) Highlights Calculable Risks of Solar Cycle Peak in 2013

http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=784096

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EMP Defense Council(sm) new PowerPoint presentation published on LinkedIn's Slideshare facility

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For those of you with an abiding interest in preparing America & the world for EMP events, whether solar or nuclear, you can download or view on-line our latest PowerPoint detailing our markets- and standards-based approach to incentivizing companies to turn EMP events into profit-making opportunities.

The title of the PowerPoint is:

"Corporate Preparedness & Co-opting Electro-Magnetic Pulse (EMP) events during the active Solar Cycle “Plateau” of 2011-2017 –

Turning the threat of solar Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) – or ANY “Black Swan” events -- into Business Opportunities"

In short, only the profit motive, self-interest and the "invisible hand" of free markets will cause American companies to take action in time to save us alllll from EMP events. Or, at least, to mitigate the damage caused by EMP events, thus allowing a faster recovery.

To access the PowerPoint:

Go to my public profile:

http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidpalella

Then click on "View Full Profile".

Then page down to the very bottom and click on the PowerPoint presentation icon on the left-hand side of the page.

Finally, constructive criticism and feedback are welcome, but, please, no nitpicking, hair-splitting nor lunatic-fringe commentary.

Very electro-magnanimously yours,

David A. Palella
Founder
EMP DEFENSE COUNCIL(sm)
[ Electro-Magnetic Pulse Defense Council(sm) ]

San Diego, California
cell: 619-787-5767
email: dpalella@gmail.com

http://EMP411.blogspot.com

EMP Defense Council -- Preparing for Electro-Magnetic Pulse
http://www.linkedin.com/e/vgh/3702799/

(1) Electro-Magnetic Pulse (EMP) Defense Council(C) Founded in San Diego, California on Pearl Harbor Day

http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=695425

(2) The EMP Defense Council(C) Announces the Electro-Magnetic Pulse (EMP) Priority Hardening List Ranked by Industry Vulnerability, and Proposes a Markets-Based Approach to Addressing Solar or Nuclear EMP Events

http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=708639

(3) EMP Defense Council(SM) Highlights Calculable Risks of Solar Cycle Peak in 2013

http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=784096

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Space Weather Forecast for mid-November ? -- Significant Chance of Severe Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) raining on your business continuity charade

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Almost all Disaster Response & Business Continuity Plans will fail the "Stress Test" of a major Geomagnetic Storm

Do you think your company is prepared for every credible disaster ? Think again. The high probability of major solar Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) events over the next 5 - 6 years means your company's financial performance could be substantively impaired for 1 - 9 years.

Yes -- years.

Skeptical ? Read the November space weather forecast below.

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"Largest Sunspot in Years Now on the Sun"

04 November 2011

"One of the largest sunspots in years is now visible, rotating around into view on the Sun’s limb on November 3, 2011. And it’s an feisty one, too. The Solar Dynamics Observatory team called Active Region 1339 a “Bad Boy,” as at 20:27 UTC, a solar flare peaked at X1.9.

X-class flares are massive, and can be major events that can trigger planet-wide radio blackouts and long-lasting radiation storms. This region is not facing Earth — yet. But we’ll be keeping on eye on it as it turns toward an Earth-facing direction."

http://www.universetoday.com/90653/largest-sunspot-in-years-now-on-the-sun/

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SEE ALSO:

"Sun comes alive with solar storms"

"Scientists say the most active region of the sun will be directly facing Earth in about five days"

The Associated Press -- 04 November 2011

http://www.pressherald.com/news/nationworld/sun-comes-alive-with-solar-storms_2011-11-04.html

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POSTED 03 November 2011 by:

David A. Palella
Founder
EMP DEFENSE COUNCIL(sm)
[ Electro-Magnetic Pulse Defense Council(sm) ]

San Diego, California
cell: 619-787-5767
email: dpalella@gmail.com

http://EMP411.blogspot.com

EMP Defense Council -- Preparing for Electro-Magnetic Pulse
http://www.linkedin.com/e/vgh/3702799/

(1) Electro-Magnetic Pulse (EMP) Defense Council(C) Founded in San Diego, California on Pearl Harbor Day

http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=695425

(2) The EMP Defense Council(C) Announces the Electro-Magnetic Pulse (EMP) Priority Hardening List Ranked by Industry Vulnerability, and Proposes a Markets-Based Approach to Addressing Solar or Nuclear EMP Events

http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=708639

(3) EMP Defense Council(SM) Highlights Calculable Risks of Solar Cycle Peak in 2013

http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=784096

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