Space Weather Expert Has Ominous Forecast

As if we don't need something else to worry about.  Solar storms are the real deal.  Our electronic driven way of life is vulnerable to being neutralized if a powerful solar storm erupts in the direction of our planet.  The electrical distribution grid could be knocked out.  If many of the big transformers are damaged, then repairs could take weeks or years depending on the severity.

If telecommunications are neutralized, then things will get a little crazy.  Food, water and fuel will become critical if our normal distribution chains are disrupted.

The expert in this story puts the chances of a 'big one' at 12% over the next 10 years.  That is a pretty high probability in my humble estimation.  Just as you need a plan in your household for when a fire breaks out, you also need a plan to what happens when the gird is down for more than a few hours.