(FORTUNE Magazine) – IN 1989, THE ENTIRE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC LOST POWER FOR NINE HOURS BECAUSE OF MAGNETIC STORMS CREATED BY SUN SPOTS! IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN...IN NEW YORK NEXT YEAR! ^ BELL LAB SCIENTISTS EXPECT MORE SUN SPOT HAVOC IN THE NORTHERN LATITUDES. THE BEST DEFENSE: UTILITIES MUST AVOID OVERLOADING GRIDS DURING THE STORMS. AND COMPANIES SHOULD INSTALL BACKUP BATTERIES AND GENERATORS.