Is it Possible: Electromagnetic Pulse Makes The World Go Dark

Mid-Way through the Fall 2014 semester, on a Tuesday to be exact I asked Professor K. if it was possible for an electromagnetic pulse to black-out the world like in the 1996 movie with 'Kurt Russell", in which he said would be highly unlikely. So I decided to do research and this is what I found.

Check out this link: http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/science/2010-10-26-emp_N.htm

And here is a little clip from the movie. Enjoy!