Solar Electricity - Massive solar storm could disrupt power grids, GPS

A massive solar storm has unleashed the biggest solar flare in five years, which could knock out some power grids and disrupt GPS service on Earth. Scott Pelley reports.

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Christian Science Monitor

Biggest solar storm in years races toward Earth, could disrupt power grid, GPS ... Washington Post ... by the largest solar storm in five years. After hurtling through space for a day and a half, a massive cloud of charged particles is due to arrive early Thursday and could disrupt utility grids, airline flights, satellite networks and GPS services, ... Solar storm could disrupt power grids, GPS, airline flightsTbo.com Massive solar storm jolts Earth: Could disrupt GPS, cable, and power gridsnewjerseynewsroom.com Will the solar storm disrupt power grids? (+video)Christian Science Monitor Fox News -Atlanta Journal Constitution all 3,690 news articles »

Solar Superstorm Could Fry World's Electric Grids Christian Broadcasting Network The world's scientists have their eyes on space these days, wondering if massive solar flares will seriously disrupt our way of life. A growing number of these storms could mean big problems for a world so heavily dependent on technology.

Solar storms join floods, terrorism as risks to UK BusinessWeek The storms can't hurt people, but can disturb electric grids, GPS systems and satellites. In 1989, a strong solar storm knocked out the power grid in Quebec, cutting electricity to 6 million people. Last week, the strongest solar storm since 2004 ... and more »

Newstar Media

Solar Storms May Affect Mobile Device Connectivity Newstar Media By Ed Dixon As we have seen in recent weeks, solar flares which send massive bursts of charged particles from the Sun toward the Earth have the potential to disrupt power grids, GPS systems, satellites and even airline flights. With our ever increasing ...

TAAP Warns: Solar Storms May Affect Mobile Device Connectivity SYS-CON Media (press release) With NASA reporting on recent Solar Storms that had the potential to disrupt power grids, GPS systems, satellites and airline flights, TAAP has warned that mobile software applications which operate purely via the internet as opposed to directly on the ... and more »