Space Storm Illustration (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Space Storm Illustration

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Power grid failures, massive blackouts, widespread damage to the satellites that enable GPS and telecommunication -- space plasma phenomena like coronal mass ejections cause geomagnetic storms that interact with Earth's atmosphere, wreaking havoc on the systems and technologies that enable modern society.

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