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Abstract
Extreme space-weather events — intense solar and geomagnetic storms — have occurred in the past: most recently in 1859, 1921 and 1989. So scientists expect that, sooner or later, another extremely intense spaceweather event will strike Earth again. Such storms have the potential to cause widespread interference with and damage to technological systems. A National Academy of Sciences study projects that an extreme space-weather event could end up costing the American economy more than $1 trillion. The question now is whether or not we will take the actions needed to avoid such expensive consequences. Let’s assume that we do. Below is an imagined scenario of how, sometime in the future, an extreme space-weather event might play out.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Weathering a Perfect Storm from Space |
| Series title | Earth Magazine |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 2016 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Geological Institute |
| Publisher location | Alexandria, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Geologic Hazards Science Center |
| Description | 2 p. |
| First page | 8 |
| Last page | 9 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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