Chicagoland Hit By Severe Weather
Hard-hitting storms punched through the Chicagoland area this morning. From the Chicago Tribune website a short time ago: Powerful thunderstorms raked the Chicago area this morning, downing trees and...
View ArticleWin 1 Of 100 Weather Alert Radios As Part Of Severe Weather Preparedness...
Illinois residents- it’s that time of year again: Severe Weather Preparedness Month From a February 28, 2013, press release from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA): Online Contest Launched...
View ArticleNASA: Sun Undergoing Complete Field Reversal, Possibly Resulting In Stormy...
Just when Earthlings were breathing a sigh of relief, comes word of another potential threat from Outer Space. From the latest National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) ScienceCast that was...
View ArticleSun Fires Off 24 M-Class And 4 Powerful X-Class Solar Flares Since October 23
Whoa! The Sun is really acting up these days. Last Monday, I blogged about the Sun emitting a third X-Class solar flare in three days, with an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection to boot. And just...
View ArticleResource Of The Week: Twotsi.com Space Weather Warning Service
Last summer, while seeking some resource out there that tracks severe space weather and attempts to forecast the resulting geomagnetic storms affecting Earth, I came across the Russian-based TESIS...
View ArticleProject Prepper, Part 28: Buying My Parents Some Emergency Preps
A couple of years ago, my parents in the Chicago suburbs lost electricity for an extended period of time after severe weather pummeled the area. I heard from them the morning after the event, and they...
View ArticleStrong Geomagnetic Storm To Hit Earth In Coming Days?
Survival And Prosperity readers across the world- Earth was in the crosshairs of a powerful X-class solar flare earlier today. USA Today’s Doyle Rice reported this evening: A solar flare that launched...
View ArticleLatest On Strong Geomagnetic Storm Possibly Hitting Earth
Last night I blogged about the Sun unleashing an X-class solar flare in the direction of our planet, and the potential for a strong geomagnetic storm due to a “likely” coronal mass ejection (CME)...
View ArticleApril Is Pet Preparedness Month In Illinois
My girlfriend is lucky enough to have an office dog. Meet “Kodi”: Even though we’re not her owners, we’re still planning to sock away some food and other items for her in case of an emergency or “ruff”...
View ArticleIllinois Adults Invited To Enter Contest For Free Weather Alert Radios
Illinois residents 18 years and older are being offered the chance to win free weather alert radios in a contest launched yesterday by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and the Illinois...
View ArticleProject Prepper, Part 46: Summer Storm Gear Check
In the last installment of the “Project Prepper” series of posts, I talked about “threat priorities” and how severe weather is a top one for me. I blogged: From my vantage point, here are the “top 3”...
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