If the weather experts are correct and if the perfect storm hits the northeast states next week, not only are we looking at a potential perfect storm, but we could also be looking at a potential major catastrophe: if the electrical power grids of the northeast states suffer major hits, millions of people will be out of electrical power for at least a week and possibly even longer.
To begin, New York City is the financial capital of the world, and if the New York Stock Exchange and financial institutions can not function because of the lack of electricity, not only will the economy of the United States feel the impact, but the global economy will also suffer.
With no electricty for the northeast, schools will close, businesses will close, and people will not be able to work for a week or longer.
Along the coast, the shipping industry will either shut down, or suffer setbacks with imports-exports. Ships could be stuck in harbors, unable to deliver their goods and not wanting to leave with empty vessels.
Homes will be without electricity, and elevators in high-rise apartments and condos will not operate, forcing people to walk flights of stairs as well as be confined in their homes with no electrical power, which also means perhaps a week without heat, or perhaps even longer.
With no electricity, banks and ATMs will close, which means checks will not be depositied or cashed, no electronic transfers, and no cash dispensed from ATMs.
Supermarkets will shut down, gasoline stations will close, and mass transit systems, such as subways, will not operate; and, except for emergency flights, airports and the airline industry will either close or operate at a minimum.
In addition to electrical outages, the storm will produce flooding that will also impact millions of people, homes, businesses, roads, and bridges.
Thus we have a lack of electricity, flooding, and also very cold temperatures.
There is always the high probability of massive looting, thefts, and robberies.
Cell phones and personal computers will not be in operation, either.
And how will this storm impact fresh water supplies? What will people do with no available cash, with food supplies running low, and unable to buy gasoline for vehicles and generators?
Overall, this storm could be the greatest natural disaster in the history of the United States.
Remember the Executive Orders President Obama signed last March that grant him the power to declare peacetime Martial Law in the event of national security or a natural disaster? Could this perfect storm be the platform on which he will do that? I am not saying he will; neither am I saying that he will not.
When you pray, however, please remember that there is more to this perfect storm possibility than high winds, rain, snow, and cold temperatures. It could be a major catastrophe, for it will take months or possibly years for the northeastern states to recover, which also means it could take our nation months or possibly years to recover---especially when we factor the financial losses in addition to the physical damages.
To begin, New York City is the financial capital of the world, and if the New York Stock Exchange and financial institutions can not function because of the lack of electricity, not only will the economy of the United States feel the impact, but the global economy will also suffer.
With no electricty for the northeast, schools will close, businesses will close, and people will not be able to work for a week or longer.
Along the coast, the shipping industry will either shut down, or suffer setbacks with imports-exports. Ships could be stuck in harbors, unable to deliver their goods and not wanting to leave with empty vessels.
Homes will be without electricity, and elevators in high-rise apartments and condos will not operate, forcing people to walk flights of stairs as well as be confined in their homes with no electrical power, which also means perhaps a week without heat, or perhaps even longer.
With no electricity, banks and ATMs will close, which means checks will not be depositied or cashed, no electronic transfers, and no cash dispensed from ATMs.
Supermarkets will shut down, gasoline stations will close, and mass transit systems, such as subways, will not operate; and, except for emergency flights, airports and the airline industry will either close or operate at a minimum.
In addition to electrical outages, the storm will produce flooding that will also impact millions of people, homes, businesses, roads, and bridges.
Thus we have a lack of electricity, flooding, and also very cold temperatures.
There is always the high probability of massive looting, thefts, and robberies.
Cell phones and personal computers will not be in operation, either.
And how will this storm impact fresh water supplies? What will people do with no available cash, with food supplies running low, and unable to buy gasoline for vehicles and generators?
Overall, this storm could be the greatest natural disaster in the history of the United States.
Remember the Executive Orders President Obama signed last March that grant him the power to declare peacetime Martial Law in the event of national security or a natural disaster? Could this perfect storm be the platform on which he will do that? I am not saying he will; neither am I saying that he will not.
When you pray, however, please remember that there is more to this perfect storm possibility than high winds, rain, snow, and cold temperatures. It could be a major catastrophe, for it will take months or possibly years for the northeastern states to recover, which also means it could take our nation months or possibly years to recover---especially when we factor the financial losses in addition to the physical damages.
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