On September 1 and 2, 1859, telegraph systems worldwide failed catastrophically. Telegraph operators reported receiving electric shocks, telegraph paper caught fire, and they were able to operate the equipment with the batteries removed. In the evening, the aurora borealis, better known as the northern lights, could be seen as far south as Colombia. Typically these… Read More »
On September 1 and 2, 1859, telegraph systems worldwide failed catastrophically. Telegraph operators reported receiving electric shocks, telegraph paper caught fire, and they were able to operate the equipment with the batteries removed. In the evening, the aurora borealis, better known as the northern lights, could be seen as far south as Colombia. Typically these… Read More »
Scientists are building a “state-of-the-art” digital space model around Earth to improve prediction of solar storms and their impacts on infrastructure. Almost seventy years into the space age, scientists’ understanding space weather still very rude. Unlike terrestrial weather conditions, which are now predicted with great accuracy and timeliness by powerful supercomputers, space weather forecasts are… Read More »