All articles tagged with #safety implications
Researchers have found that extreme space weather, such as solar storms, could cause train signals to switch from red to green and vice versa, posing safety risks and potential delays in the rail network. The study highlights the need to take space weather seriously and consider its impact on critical infrastructure. By improving space weather forecasting, decisions could be made to limit railway operations during extreme events.
A new study warns that solar storms, a form of space weather, could pose a serious risk to the rail signalling system in Britain. These storms have the potential to switch train signals from red to green, potentially causing delays or even accidents. The researchers found that space weather events capable of triggering faults in the rail signalling system occur in the UK every few decades. They urge the rail industry to consider the risk of space weather and implement measures to mitigate them, similar to other industries such as aviation and electricity generation.