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Solar Storms Pose Growing Threat to Power Grids
Original: Disasters from the Sun: Threats to Power-grids and Digital Infrastructure
Analysts are warning that solar storms and other space weather events could inflict serious damage on electricity grids and digital infrastructure worldwide. A powerful solar flare or coronal mass ejection could knock out transformers, communications and satellite systems, with the ORF analysis arguing that governments have underprepared for this natural hazard despite growing dependence on interconnected power and digital networks.
Why now: Concern about space weather preparedness is rising as societies become more dependent on vulnerable power and digital infrastructure.
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