Kp2 = Quiet
Kp3 = Unsettled
Kp4 = Active
Kp5 = Minor storm (G1)
Kp6 = Moderate storm (G2)
Kp7 = Strong storm (G3)
Kp8 = Severe storm (G4)
Kp9 = Extreme storm (G5)
North America: Barrow (AK, United States) Yellowknife (NT, Canada) Gillam (MB, Canada) Nuuk (Greenland)
Europe: Reykjavik (Iceland) Tromsø (Norway) Inari (Finland) Kirkenes (Norway) Murmansk (Russia)
Kp1
North America: Fairbanks (AK, United States) Whitehorse (YT, Canada)
Europe: Mo I Rana (Norway) Jokkmokk (Sweden) Rovaniemi (Finland)
Asia: Norilsk (Russia)
Kp2
North America: Anchorage (AK, United States) Edmonton (AB, Canada) Saskatoon (SK, Canada) Winnipeg (MB, Canada)
Europe: Tórshavn (Faeroe Islands) Trondheim (Norway) Umeå (Sweden) Kokkola (Finland) Arkhangelsk (Russia)
Kp3
North America: Calgary (AB, Canada) Thunder Bay (ON, Canada)
Europe: Ålesund (Norway) Sundsvall (Sweden) Jyväskylä (Finland)
North America: Vancouver (BC, Canada) St. John's (NL, Canada) Billings (MT, United States) Bismarck (ND, United States) Minneapolis (MN, United States)
Europe: Oslo (Norway) Stockholm (Sweden) Helsinki (Finland) Saint Petersburg (Russia)
Southern Hemisphere: Hobart (Australia) Invercargill (New Zealand)
Asia: Yakutsk (Russia)
Kp5
North America: Seattle (WA, United States) Chicago (IL, United States) Toronto (ON, Canada) Halifax (NS, Canada)
Europe: Edinburgh (Scotland) Gothenburg (Sweden) Riga (Latvia)
Southern Hemisphere: Devonport (Australia)
Kp6
North America: Portland (OR, United States) Boise (ID, United States) Casper (WY, United States) Lincoln (NE, United States) Indianapolis (IN, United States) Columbus (OH, United States) New York City (NY, United States)
Europe: Dublin (Ireland) Manchester (United Kingdom) Hamburg (Germany) Gdańsk (Poland) Vilnius (Lithuania) Moscow (Russia)
Southern Hemisphere: Christchurch (New Zealand)
Asia: Krasnoyarsk (Russia)
Kp7
North America: Salt Lake City (UT, United States) Denver (CO, United States) Nashville (TN, United States) Richmond (VA, United States)
Europe: London (United Kingdom) Brussels (Belgium) Cologne (Germany) Dresden (Germany) Warsaw (Poland)
Southern Hemisphere: Novosibirsk (Russia)
Asia: Melbourne (Australia) Wellington (New Zealand)
North America: San Francisco (CA, United States) Las Vegas (NV, United States) Albuquerque (NM, United States) Dallas (TX, United States) Jackson (MS, United States) Atlanta (GA, United States)
Europe: Paris (France) Munich (Germany) Vienna (Austria) Bratislava (Slovakia) Kiev (Ukraine)
Southern Hemisphere: Perth (Australia) Sydney (Australia) Auckland (New Zealand)
Asia: Astana (Kazakhstan)
Kp9
North America: Monterrey (Mexico) Miami (FL, United States)
Europe: Barcelona (Spain) Marseille (France) Rome (Italy) Bucharest (Romania) Volgograd (Russia)
Southern Hemisphere: Alice Springs (Australia) Brisbane (Australia) Ushuaia (Argentina) Cape Town (South Africa)
Asia: Ulan Bator (Mongolia)
Image #2, labeled as #2, is a graphic that illustrates why massive earthquakes are experienced when this unlocking occurs. The two layers act similarly to pulling a square-wheeled wagon over rocks. You get a jerking motion as the wheels are blocked from rolling until enough force is exerted to overcome the resistance. Suddenly, jerking into motion repeatedly.
Here are two bills recently crafted by our Senate and House. Although there is adequate evidence to demonstrate that these bills are not solely aimed at addressing the Nova event coming our way, it is clear that this was on their minds.
This bill directs the President to establish an interagency committee on global catastrophic risk. Global catastrophic risk is defined as the risk of events or incidents consequential enough to significantly harm, set back, or destroy human civilization at the global scale.
The President must (1) conduct and submit to Congress a detailed assessment of global catastrophic and existential risk; and (2) produce a report on the adequacy of continuity of operations and continuity of government plans based on the assessed risk.
The President shall develop and submit a strategy to
• provide for the basic needs of the civilian population that is impacted by catastrophic incidents in the United States;
• coordinate response efforts with state and local governments, the private sector, and nonprofit organizations;
• promote personal and local readiness and non-reliance on government relief during periods of heightened tension or after catastrophic incidents; and
• develop international partnerships with allied nations for the provision of relief services and goods.
The President must issue a plan to implement and operationalize the strategy.
The Department of Homeland Security shall lead a national exercise to test and enhance the operationalization of the implementation plan.
The President must provide recommendations to Congress for (1) actions that should be taken to prepare the United States to implement the strategy, increase readiness, and address preparedness gaps; and (2) additional authorities that should be considered to more effectively implement the strategy.
This bill directs the President to establish an interagency committee on global catastrophic risk. Global catastrophic risk is defined as the risk of events or incidents consequential enough to significantly harm, set back, or destroy human civilization at the global scale.
The President must (1) conduct and submit to Congress a detailed assessment of global catastrophic and existential risk; and (2) produce a report on the adequacy of continuity of operations and continuity of government plans based on the assessed risk.
The President, with support from the committee, shall develop and submit a strategy to
provide for the basic needs of the civilian population that is impacted by catastrophic incidents in the United States; coordinate response efforts with state and local governments, the private sector, and nonprofit organizations; promote personal and local readiness and non-reliance on government relief during periods of heightened tension or after catastrophic incidents; and develop international partnerships with allied nations for the provision of relief services and goods. The President must issue a plan to implement and operationalize the strategy.
The Department of Homeland Security shall lead a national exercise to test and enhance the operationalization of the implementation plan.
The President must provide recommendations to Congress for (1) actions that should be taken to prepare the United States to implement the strategy, increase readiness, and address preparedness gaps; and (2) additional authorities that should be considered to more effectively implement the strategy.