The Hidden Dangers of a Solar Storm: Rethinking the Limits of Space Weather The prospect of a catastrophic solar storm is often compared to natural disasters like earthquakes or tsunamis – unpredictable, destructive, and capable of wreaking havoc on modern infrastructure.
However, new research suggests that our understanding of the relationship between solar storms and their impact on Earth may be fundamentally flawed.
Solar storms occur when the sun's magnetic field interacts with charged particles in its corona, releasing a massive amount of energy towards our planet.