The Giant Solar Storm of 2019

“Nous nous devons d'écouter l'opinion d'experts, alors si les astronomes nous préviennent d'un potentiel danger, nous nous devons de nous y préparer.”

“We may get lucky, we may not. Either way, given the current climatic situation, we should be prepared for more extreme weather, even if it doesn't come right now”

“We should take the necessary actions to provide safety to oyr citizens”

“Safety is essential for our nation. We must ensure it.”

“The lives and safety of our people is not something to gamble on. We should expand our defences not because a solar event is guaranteed, but because we cannot put financial costs over the lives of millions.”

“Preparing the country for the worst of situations.”

“We cannot afford this. It is probably nothing.”

“as civil servants, it's our duty to be prepared to every possible outcome, even the worst.”

“We should harden the grid now to reduce the risk of widespread damage and data loss, even if the event turns out to be less severe.”

“Our party believes that spending large amounts of public money on protection against a possible solar storm is not justified. Scientists have different opinions about how severe the effects could be, and there is no clear agreement that major disruption is likely. History has shown that some widely publicised risks have ended up causing far fewer problems than expected. Instead of investing in costly preventative measures, we believe governments should monitor the situation and respond if significant issues arise. Businesses that depend on vulnerable infrastructure should also take responsibility for protecting their own equipment.”

“It is better to be safe and sorry. The economic costs of a solar storm would far outweigh anything spent to protect us here and now.”

“If the Solar Storm indeed hits Earth, we must be prepared to avoid further damage and casualties.”

“It is essential to take all measures against a possible threat, even though it might be a false alarm, better safe than sorry”

“Prevention will be more cheaper than rebuilding Better safe than sorry”

“We must protect our infrastructure doing nothing has high risk and no rewards”

“Costavela is ready and the RSU is committed, whatever happens”

“We need to protect our countries citizens, we cannot allow this storm to harm us.”

“We support this because we need to be strong”

“Javosca very simply cannot afford this in the current budget. We already run a deficit due to international earthquake aid and this would only worsen that debt”

“This will probably cost us a lot of money but better safe than sorry.”

“we must protect it if not for now then the future when it may happen again, it is an investment.”

“The government must listen to the scientists warnings and make the necessary investments to protect the people.”

“Il faut se préparer et même faire de la prévention si ce n'est rien là maintenant.”

“Prevention is better than cure. That’s what we, Optimates, think.”

“Protecting the people of Marianne is our utmost priority, and is a policy that is taken with full commitment.”

“It is better to be safe than sorry. While hardening the grid is expensive, if such a forecast is true then the cost to rebuild if we had done nothing will surely be more expensive than the costs we can incur to prepare today.”

“Please happen. It's really just gambling, to be honest.”

“We can go hard or go home. I'd rather go hard.”

“We need to take precautions. Just in case”

“You have to prepare for the worst. A little investment never hurts anyone.”

“Better safe than sorry. It will cost more to clean up the damage if the worst occurs.”

“We must protect our selfs, we are so fragile, so this is manditory to save our selfs”

“The well-being of citizens is paramount, even at high cost.”

“The possible cost of fixing the grid once it's broken might be more expensive than the amount that we could pay for protecting it. It is in fact better safe than sorry.”

“4% of GDP is a hard pill to swallow, but for only six months, it is doable”

“HARDEN THE GRID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

“Let the weather don't destroy our country.”

“Better be safe than sorry so hardening the grid is a good idea”

“We deeply respect scientists' work and inputs, and would never dare not to listen to them on scientifically-proven issues such as vaccines, energy sources or environment. This is a slightly different matter though. There's no unanimity between experts, and according to many the coming solar tempest will actually do little to no damage (just like all solar tempests before). We already have egregious examples of alarmism and, in some cases, fearmongering: the Y2K craze above all. As we all know, in the end nothing happened, proving wrong many an expert: it was partly because companies prepared, but in most cases clock issues was the worst consequence we experienced. Considering all this, and the prohibitive cost of mass shieldings, ADFR believes that nothing of significance will happen, and in the event it does, ex post facto analysis and intervention are a more appropriate way to deal with it. For what concerns private goods, companies are expected to protect their own assets.”

“We cannot gamble with the infrastructure millions of people depend on every day. A major solar storm could threaten electricity, communications, hospitals, and essential public services. Even if this storm never strikes, a stronger and more resilient grid will be essential as we face increasingly extreme climate conditions and new challenges in the decades ahead. This is not wasted investment. It is preparation for the future. The cost of preparation is significant. The cost of doing nothing and being wrong would be immeasurable.”

“Since there is no consesus on whether the solar storm could cause major damages, we consider that the extraordinarily high costs for such extensive preparations are not justified, especially considering that the budget is already under temporary strain after the recently approved earthquake relief.”

“We believe that protecting Saxenheim’s infrastructure is a responsibility we cannot ignore. Our industries, communications, and essential services are the foundation of our nation, and we cannot risk leaving them vulnerable to a potential disaster. While hardening the grid will come at a cost, we believe that a strong nation prepares for the future rather than waiting for crisis to arrive. By investing now, we protect our workers”

“Well, we don't want to die, right? We HAVE to protect ourselvers. We're in great danger.”

“We cannot afford this! Its probably a hoax”

“We Cannot take risk on the infrastructures in which millions of people are depended. We believe hardening the grid would ensure the security of technology, communication, electricity and many more essential things of people in day to day life. a great country is always prepare for the worst so now let us invest in things that secures the infrastructure of saxenheim. so we support harden the grid”

“We must not show cowardice for our people and children when we are presented with information that tells us of potential danger towards them. We must ensure that no harm befalls upon them by all means necessary, no matter the expense!”

“resiliance is key. If this rare event ends up being nothing then we prepare ourselves against other threats such as that posed by other nations, we increase our security and our asurance against threats to our grid no matter what.”

“We cannot gamble with critical infrastructure. Preparing for a low-probability but high-impact event protects our economy, national security and citizens. Responsible governments invest in resilience before disasters, not after them.”

“We are committed to a safe and secure Velinor. Thus, we must ensure that our country's infrastructure will not be impacted by any potential storms”

“Of course we need to harden the grid! There is a solar storm coming!”