Solar Super-Storms: An Inevitable Threat to Earth’s Infrastructure

In August 2014, the University of Bristol highlighted the catastrophic threat posed by solar ‘super-storms’ to Earth’s infrastructure. Ashley Dale, a PhD student in Aerospace Engineering and member of the international task force SolarMAX, emphasized that it’s only a matter of time before a violent solar storm impacts Earth. Such an event could disrupt communication systems, power supplies, and vital services like transport, sanitation, and medicine. Dale advocates for advanced space-weather forecasting, proposing a network of satellites to provide early warnings, allowing for protective measures to mitigate the storm’s impact.

Source: https://bristol.ac.uk/news/2014/august/solar-storms.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawHOt0FleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHZACsKqu5V27nlDTzZPCTUZofXM12xbkWqJQM9x49CcmeCOqx9F4RCaQKg_aem_yMys3pirrSF1xpJ1cP2c0w