Scientists Warn of Solar Space Tornadoes Threatening Global Internet Stability
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Scientists warn that solar 'space tornadoes' can trigger geomagnetic storms causing global internet outages, costing billions, and propose deploying a constellation of solar sail-powered probes for faster space weather detection to mitigate these risks.
Topics:science#geomagnetic-storms#internet-outages#science-and-technology#solar-sails#space-tornadoes#space-weather-warning
- “Your Internet Could Vanish Tomorrow”: Scientists Sound Alarm Over Solar ‘Space Tornadoes’ That Threaten to Cripple Global Connectivity (and Cost Billions Daily) Rude Baguette
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- Earth has a space tornado problem Popular Science
- Astronomers Are Sounding the Alarm Over Dangerous Space Weather. Are We Prepared? Gizmodo
- Lauren Blum, University of Colorado – Living With a Star: The Sun-Earth Connection AAC&U
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