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Why aren't we preparing for space storms? June 13, 2011 11:42 am TB

We build defenses for floods, hurricanes, and other natural disasters, but we seem to be slow at dealing with this.

As someone with an interest in astronomy who has long been aware of this problem, I've often asked myself the ... by ER 2011-06-13 12:17:07
- Yeah, but this is looking less "low risk" all the time. Certainly there's more chance of a severe solar ... by TB 2011-06-13 12:21:06
  - A rapidly varying electric field cutting across a conductor (like Hi-tension power lines) will generate currents that could fry control ... by ER 2011-06-13 15:26:16
    - If anyone still has a car with spark plugs and a distributor, and no little electronic black boxes under the ... by TB 2011-06-13 15:54:00
      - So I SHOULD buy that Galaxie..... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-14 00:08:58
        
        How ironic! by mcfly 2011-06-14 11:17:03
        
        Lol, very. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-14 14:47:01
      - Just think, Cuba will become the world's leading automobile exporter. Only theirs will still be running. by ER 2011-06-13 20:06:12
        
        I guess they'll get the last laugh. by Eri 2011-06-14 21:28:19
  - Speaking as someone who lives eternally in fear of the next Carrington Super Flare, I see your point. Unfortunately, ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-13 14:00:39
    - I wouldn't worry about losing our atmosphere, in the last 3 billion years it hasn't happened yet, so I doubt ... by ER 2011-06-13 15:31:10