Also known as space weather events, these storms can have significant impacts on Earth and technology, including potentially causing a complete blackout on our planet. Solar flares The most common ...

Geomagnetic storms also cause problems on Earth. The electric currents they create can overload power plants and cause ...

Scientists believe they’ve found a potential way to predict solar flares. Using NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, a team has identified early warning signs of solar flares. This could protect ...

Studies show that extreme weather events, which are becoming more frequent due to changing climate, increase durations of power outage ...

Alas, the miracle could not last. The solar storms were heating Earth's upper atmosphere, causing it to inflate and increase ...

With power-disrupting storms set to become a more frequent part of our lives, it makes sense to prepare home back-up systems to cope with the blackouts. Here’s a look at some of the technology ...

As solar wind travels from the sun to Earth ... when a geomagnetic storm caused a widespread nine-hour blackout. Very strong storms in October and November 2003 caused a disruption of satellite ...

Decarbonising our energy system requires electrifying heating and transport, but unless we ensure electricity resilience, ...

As solar wind travels from the Sun to Earth ... This occurred in Quebec, Canada, in 1989, when a geomagnetic storm caused a widespread nine-hour blackout. Very strong storms in October and November ...