Resources

There are a number of resources where you can find information regarding EMPs, solar storms, their possible effects, and how to prepare yourself and your family for a long term power disruption.  We will initially add just a brief explanation and a link with more detail added as time goes on.

Detailed Information & Reports

THE EMP THREAT: THE STATE OF PREPAREDNESS AGAINST THE THREAT OF AN ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE (EMP) EVENT May 13, 2015

Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack - This is a fabulous resource with links to two very fine reports.  If you want to get a good background of the EMP threat, potential effects, and steps to mitigate the problem this should be your first stop. There are two fine reports which you can access from this site: Report of the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack and the Critical National Infrastructures Report.

Nuclear electromagnetic Pulse - Wikipedia article

Solar flare - Wikipedia article

Solar storm of 1859, aka Carrington event- Wikepedia article

Near Miss: The Solar Superstorm of July 2012 - NASA Science News article

How to make a Faraday Cage in 4 Easy Steps (and what to put in it) - The Organic Prepper