Threats - Survivalism

Blackout in Poland? How to survive without electricity

5 April 202248 min read

[UPDATE 2026] I wrote the first version of this article at the beginning of 2022, and the introduction below dates from that time. Since then, a blackout has stopped being something out of a film: on 28 April 2025 the power went out across the whole of mainland Spain and Portugal, and on 4 July… Read More »

Is the electromagnetic pulse (EMP) dangerous for humans? How do you defend yourself?

5 April 202232 min read

An electromagnetic pulse (EMP) is a very short, violent burst of electromagnetic energy that induces voltages in wires, antennas and circuits many times higher than the ones electronics are built to run on. The strongest one comes from a nuclear explosion high above the Earth, and a powerful solar storm has similar, though slower, effects… Read More »