NASA - Severe Space Weather--Social and Economic Impacts

By Tony Phillips, Editor, Science@NASA, Posted 01/21/09

Link: http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/21jan_severespaceweather.htm?list161497

A summary article from Science@NASA based on a recent National Academy of Sciences report titled “Space Weather Events: Understanding Societal and Economic Impacts”. It explains the major vulnerability of our electricity grid to solar storms and the importance of early warning satellite systems and other improvements needed in technology to mitigate the damage. Commercial applications from space-based data systems should be assessed.