Solar Storm

Skip to comments. Weird: Out of Nowhere, Something Just Rocked Earth’s Magnetic Field Watts Up With That ^ | 25 June 2020 | Anthony Watts Posted on 06/26/2020 7:45:35 AM PDT by zeestephen A GLOBAL MAGNETIC ANOMALY: On June 23rd, Earth’s quiet magnetic field was unexpectedly disturbed by a wave…

The risks report by a major bank has predicted at least four biblical-like cataclysms that may befall our planet, with the fallout likely to be worse than the continuing coronavirus healthcare crisis.There is a high probability that a major disaster could strike the world within the next 10 years, new…

(Newser) – Financial markets are starting to rebound from the coronavirus pandemic amid promising signs from world economies—but Deutsche Bank doesn't pay its analysts to be optimists. In a report issued Tuesday, those analysts warned that there is a one-in-three chance of an event even more devastating than the pandemic…

Reuters / Antonio Parrinello Deutsche Bank this week published a somewhat bizarre research note speculating on a series of potentially catastrophic events it says could befall the global economy in the next decade. The bank said in a note Tuesday that there is a 33% chance at least one of…

A commercial space exploration company has been tapped to conduct a study into the possibility of providing early detection for solar events that can disrupt power grids and communications on earth. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded the study to Seattle-based Xplore Inc.Solar storms can wreak havoc on…

New 'sun clock' predicts when Earth's star will wake from its slumber, helping experts prepare for extreme space weather events that knock out power grids and satellitesThe sun is currently sleeping, but experts say an awakening is imminent When it wakes, it will increase solar activity and create extreme space weather Scientists have…

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To protect astronauts and satellites from dangerous and disruptive solar radiation, space weather forecasters need to pay closer attention to the speed of solar eruptions as they approach Earth, researchers say. Solar storms are caused by solar phenomena called coronal mass ejections. According to a new study, published this week…

Could a new 'Sun clock' help predict dangerous space weather? Getty Our Sun is asleep, but it may be waking-up—and a new “Sun clock” will tell us when that’s going to occur.  Why do we need to know? Solar storms—and their effect on our technology-dominated world. Our star has an…

This project first appeared in Make: Vol 72. Subscribe now to make sure you don’t miss out on any of our awesome builds. Our dependence on electricity has made the entire world vulnerable to an existential threat. That threat is what might occur should there be a prolonged cutoff of…