What REALLY happens during an EMP?

We've heard a lot in recent years about the dangers of an EMP (electromagnetic pulse). The power grid will go down, communications will be toasted, and some have even claimed that 90% of the population will be wiped out! This begs the questions: How bad is it, really? What actually happens during an EMP? Is the threat real, or have we all been watching too many Hollywood movies? Join me for a look at the complex reality of EMPs!

Military specs for EMP protection:

[jackoneil]

Great Segment Scottie! Hopefully the only casuality of a massive EMP will be Facebook.

[bryceboyer]

Great content as always Scottie! Thank you!

[toniwilson]

I can’t tell you how much I appreciate the balanced take on this.

[medicinehatpinto]

Love & Light to you Scottie - Thank you for the video.

[andrew]

Good morning Cletus and Scottie 🖖🏻I’m a day behind!!! Running for coffee😉

[theknowledgewithin]

Great video mate. All the best brother

[rajd]

Finally video with no background music, nice

[joeb]

Scottie, I think you missed the point of the EMP threat or you're interpreting it differently. It's not the threat of an EMP on all devices that's the problem. It's the impact an EMP could have on just a small handful of critical substations. If those go down, it's lights out. There are several ways they can be destroyed, and the concern is that a local, small EMP device, is apparently one of those ways. That's the EMP threat.

[melgibson]

We took an almost direct hit last summer from a sun EMP. I was in the bulls eye and i heard a transformer blow down the road but the power did not go out. At the time I did not know about the EMP until later in the day and then it made sense why it blew. I also noticed a couple days later that just the tomato plants in the garden the leaves edges started to curl and turn brown. I cant say it was from the EMP but I am pretty sure that is what caused it.

[hop]

Thanks for posting! I decided to look up EMP-related videos because Russia's invasion of Ukraine has dramatically increased the chances of an EMP attack over the US.

[henryhomes]

That was "informative", thanx!

[terryheller]

Well thank goodness we don't have to worry about our gizmos from winkie EMP's.

[thecontrolledmind]

You have no idea but you say it very convincingly.

[slcoareschannel]

A couple of thoughts... first, I appreciate the fact that you weren't screaming "the sky is falling" as far as the threat level of EMP's go. I also believe that I would rather spend most of my time and effort and money is preparing for something that has an 80% chance of affecting me than for something that has a 3% chance. Saying that, it is still wise to understand what EMP's are and how they can affect you. You mentioned a couple of times the threat of CME's and even compared the E3 wave to CME's, although you didn't come straight out and say it in those words. It is very true that we have a much bigger threat of seeing a direct, head-on CME than an HEMP... so, understanding CME's I believe is really important.

You thing that you didn't mention is reason why the power grid is so susceptible to CME's. And understanding why it is is critical in learning how to protect against it. IF we had a direct CME hit we would most definitely have lots of hours to prepare ourselves for it. We would be unplugging anything and everything from the power grid. Anything left plugged in could then be affected. But here's what's not so evident in your presentation. CME's could take down the power grid because of the type of damage it causes. When a CME hits the power grid the CME looks like "quasi-DC" current, which, when hitting an AC power grid does all kinds of crazy stuff to the electronics that make the power grid work in the first place. The transformers (both the hyper-critical as well as the transformers that are on the pole outside of your home) are expecting AC current. CME's produce a DC like current. Not compatible. This is the reason why there could be many transformers that are damaged and/or completely destroyed by a direct hit CME. Where do we get parts to the hyper-critical transformers? We don't. The government, in its infinite wisdom, as decided on buying these transformers that are critical to keeping the US power grid operational (there are about 300 of these types) from outside sources.... and it would take 1 to 3 years to order them if they go ka-boom from a direct hit CME.

One last thought... even if there is a 3% chance (that number I pulled from the air.... but it is much less than the possibility of a direct CME hit)... that we could be hit by an HEMP and although the chances of having a successful HEMP affect us, we should prepare as if it would. Simply saying, like you did in your presentation, that it "probably" couldn't happen, or "probably" wouldn't happen isn't good enough for me.

[barbkitts]

Thank you for the great insight on this. Quick question though... do metal barns offer any protection for vehicles and equipment? Just a thought.

[damachinen]

Would an electromagnetic disruption from the sun be even worse?

[BradySzabo]

Well this explains why Norad built into the side of a Colorado mountain, I think it's Norad, regardless it makes sense. I predict a lot of bicycle riding after an attack because fuel pumps need electricity.

[mikeharrington]

Thanks for that Scottie. What level of sunspot/CME activity should we be worried about which could affect our electrical/electronic appliances ? We would get 15-18 hrs warning of such activity, time enough to employ protective measures if the activity is predicted to be particularly damaging ?

[JacquelineMcIntoshNo]

Thank you Scottie, those of us who've been paying attention over the past few years are hoping for the best but are preparing for the worst, we're stocked up. I've sounded like a lunatic getting others to the same, some are scrambling right now, better late than never. So much happening. Great short video put out be our State dept yesterday with Pompeo and Pence.

[TheVigilantStewards]

Always great stuff from your channel, the science of grounding is interesting to me after discovering several peer reviewed studies on the health benefits of earthing the human body and earthing mats.