<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" > <channel><title>Comments on: Insurer Lloyd’s of London says Earth is due for a major solar storm</title> <atom:link href="https://insidecostarica.com/2013/07/24/insurer-lloyds-of-london-says-earth-is-due-for-a-major-solar-storm/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2013/07/24/insurer-lloyds-of-london-says-earth-is-due-for-a-major-solar-storm/</link> <description>Costa Rica&#039;s Leading English Language News Source</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 04:55:00 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.2</generator> <item><title>By: El Torito</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2013/07/24/insurer-lloyds-of-london-says-earth-is-due-for-a-major-solar-storm/#comment-5023</link> <dc:creator>El Torito</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2013 15:32:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=9930#comment-5023</guid> <description><![CDATA[I doubt those of us outside the Central Valley would even notice the effects of a major solar storm, given the quality of chronically interrupted and glacial-paced &quot;service&quot; ICE provides us.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I doubt those of us outside the Central Valley would even notice the effects of a major solar storm, given the quality of chronically interrupted and glacial-paced &#8220;service&#8221; ICE provides us.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: mhogan</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2013/07/24/insurer-lloyds-of-london-says-earth-is-due-for-a-major-solar-storm/#comment-5021</link> <dc:creator>mhogan</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2013 15:19:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=9930#comment-5021</guid> <description><![CDATA[Hey, no fears!!  We&#039;re well on our way to carbon neutrality, birds flying free in nature (so they can get caught up in our wind turbines), a green energy policy, and zero pollution in our streams and oceans (yeah, sure).  Here&#039;s an idea:  find a way to harness the solar storm and we&#039;ll have free energy coming out our wahoo.  What ... you say?  no money left to explore energy sources like volcanos or hurricanes or solar storms?  Spent it all on environment-killing hydroelectric and wind energy (even solar panels are hazardous in their production and disposal)?  Well, how sustainable is that?  MAN -- what arrogant idiots live amongst us.  I think we need a GRAND show by nature to humble those amongst who think themselves so superior.  Seems many of those who&#039;ve lived through a major hurricane, or a tornado, or an earthquake (or any other of the natural disasters) too soon forget who&#039;s in charge of Mother Earth.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey, no fears!!  We&#8217;re well on our way to carbon neutrality, birds flying free in nature (so they can get caught up in our wind turbines), a green energy policy, and zero pollution in our streams and oceans (yeah, sure).  Here&#8217;s an idea:  find a way to harness the solar storm and we&#8217;ll have free energy coming out our wahoo.  What &#8230; you say?  no money left to explore energy sources like volcanos or hurricanes or solar storms?  Spent it all on environment-killing hydroelectric and wind energy (even solar panels are hazardous in their production and disposal)?  Well, how sustainable is that?  MAN &#8212; what arrogant idiots live amongst us.  I think we need a GRAND show by nature to humble those amongst who think themselves so superior.  Seems many of those who&#8217;ve lived through a major hurricane, or a tornado, or an earthquake (or any other of the natural disasters) too soon forget who&#8217;s in charge of Mother Earth.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>