Everyone will experience a power outage at some point in their lives, and most will experience several. Some power outages last only a few moments, some a few hours, and some last for a few hours. Occasionally, though, a power outage will last for a week or more.

If there were to be an EMP, which is one of the largest threats to our infrastructure today, most governments agree that a power outage may last up to a year before the entire grid is back online.

Most people believe that the most dangerous time to experience a power outage is in the winter when there is a risk of hypothermia and freezing to death.

However, summer brings its own threats to the table; threats which will become very real when the grid goes down.

Check out the article on the next page to see how you can best prepare for the dangers of summer power outages.

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