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1011 AM CDT THUR AUG 28 2025 ... DEVASTATING DAMAGE EXPECTED
CME IGOR MOST POWERFUL SOLAR STORM WITH UNPRECEDENTED STRENGTH ... SURPASSING THE INTENSITY OF THE CARRINGTON EVENT OF 1859 BY ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE. MOST TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS WILL BE DESTROYED.
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METROPOLITAN AREAS WITHOUT SELF-SUSTAINING SUPPLIES UNINHABITABLE FOR MONTHS ... PERHAPS LONGER. AT LEAST ONE HALF OF ALL INTEGRATED CIRCUITS ATTACHED TO UNSHIELDED WIRING WILL PERMANENTLY FAIL. ALL CELL PHONES EXPOSED TO ATMOSPHERE WILL SUFFER PERMANENT BASEBAND DAMAGE.
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THE MAJORITY OF INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE WILL BECOME NON FUNCTIONAL. PARTIAL TO COMPLETE HEAVY INDUSTRY MACHINERY INCAPACITATION IS EXPECTED. ALL ABOVE-GROUND INDUSTRIAL REGULATION SENSORS WILL BE DESTROYED OR BECOME UNCALIBRATED AND REQUIRE WHOLESALE REPLACEMENT.
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POWER OUTAGES ON IMPACTED HEMISPHERE WILL LAST FOR YEARS ... AS MOST POWER GRID SUPPORT SYSTEMS WILL BE PHYSICALLY DESTROYED, AND HEAVY TRANSFORMERS BEYOND REPAIR. RESULTANT WATER SHORTAGES AND LACK OF SEWAGE MANAGEMENT WILL MAKE HUMAN SUFFERING INCREDIBLE BY MODERN STANDARDS.
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Great, like I needed another dose of depressing scenario planning today

