Brits Prepare for EMP Blasts, Solar Flares

[Agayek]

Well what are the odds of a GLOBAL EMP event? I mean if 1/5th of the USA gets hit by an EMP or EMP event then it would take alto less time to get things back on track since everybody around the damaged area would be able to organise and assist with food/deliveries and get personel on site to fix things up.

Thats why if its not GLOBAL i think we are going to be okay. Now i think the real issue would be with less advanced and poorer countries. That would not have enough educated workers to deal with the situation and/or money to replace the damaged properties. Then outsiders would need to come but you know . . . having foreigners fixing your entire infrastructure isnt exactly intelligence friendly from a militaristic point of view. . . .

If it's a solar surge, it's going to be very large. If it's a solar surge on the scale they're predicting, it's going to be global. That's just how these things work.

If it's a human-driven event, then it's going to be localized and easily recoverable. Everything I've listed is for a global EMP, worst case scenario.

 

[Azmael Silverlance]

Well how about Cars? Like cars that havent been started in a day or two? Would those be affected since there will be hardly any active electricity running through them right?

Then it would be simple charge from a generator to get them running? Or maybe even that wont be neccesery?
I reckon it will still be very bad even if some cars and trucks can operate.
I remember as a kid we didnt have cell phones yet in mass production they came a bit later when i was in high school but man i really can imagine lifestyle with absolutely nothing since even land line phones will be out . . . . TV which means no mass media news that tells us whats going to happen. . . .

Not to mention that crime will rise . . . i mean how will we report stuff and police will be busy with other things no doubt. Meh i hope im dead when a global EMP happens.

Also would information stored in computers destroyed if they are offline?

 

[Isalan]

Rebuilding vast portions of the worlds electronics? That should help sort out our economic woes at least.

OT: I plan to nick a horse, paint it yellow and start a taxi business. Maybe get a fleet.