Space Weather & Technology Disruption Checklist: 14 Items
Plan for geomagnetic storm impacts on power, communications, navigation, and household services.
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๐ก๏ธ Prepare Before an Emergency
Notes: Save your city or county emergency management contact and follow current instructions.
Save your city or county emergency management contact and follow current instructions.
Notes: Agree on a meeting point or short check-in message; keep contact information private.
Agree on a meeting point or short check-in message; keep contact information private.
Notes: Confirm safe water, medicines, and a charged radio or phone are accessible.
Confirm safe water, medicines, and a charged radio or phone are accessible.
Notes: Use NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center for advisories.
Use NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center for advisories.
Notes: Extended disruptions may affect communications and power.
Extended disruptions may affect communications and power.
Notes: Satellite navigation and networks could be impaired.
Satellite navigation and networks could be impaired.
Notes: Coordinate backup power needs before an alert.
Coordinate backup power needs before an alert.
โ ๏ธ Respond Safely When Needed
Notes: Avoid relying on speculative forecasts online.
Avoid relying on speculative forecasts online.
Notes: Prioritize emergency calls and essential updates.
Prioritize emergency calls and essential updates.
Notes: Stop in a safe place rather than follow uncertain directions.
Stop in a safe place rather than follow uncertain directions.
Notes: Support safe arrangements through local services.
Support safe arrangements through local services.
๐ Recover, Maintain & Review
Notes: Check official notices about communications and utilities.
Check official notices about communications and utilities.
Notes: Repack the household emergency kit.
Repack the household emergency kit.
Notes: Improve backup plans for next time.
Improve backup plans for next time.
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Plan for geomagnetic storm impacts on power, communications, navigation, and household services.
Follow current alerts and instructions from local officials. Hazards, climate, geography, access requirements, and household needs can change which actions are appropriate.
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This practical checklist is an independent, English-language adaptation of the Ready.gov preparedness topic. It does not reproduce FEMA publications and is not endorsed by FEMA or any U.S. government agency.
Use this checklist to organize preparations and recovery tasks. In an active emergency, follow the latest official instructions rather than relying on a static checklist.
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