Could a superstorm generated by the sun destroy civilization as we know it in 2012?http://www.helium.com/items/2144934-nasa-issues-warning-of-solar-superstorm-2012
No less than NASA thinks it's a distinct possibility. In a remarkable move the normally conservative US space agency has taken the extraordinary step of warning the world.
during a solar superstorm most communication will be blasted out of existence; power will fail. Cities will be left without light and water and food will run out. Civil unrest will surge as society collapses in a matter of days. The US federal and state governments will be hard-pressed to restore order amongst 300 million people as mass starvation sets in and sources of fresh water dwindle.
One billion could die
If Nasa are warning people then surely the threat should be taken seriously, but how would a small country like Ireland survive? If our power grids are knocked out could we rebuild them? Would we be able to feed and heat the people of the island? Are the Irish government preparing in anyway for a situation like this? Somehow I doubt it.
