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Title: Weathering the Worst Solar Storms

When the last really big solar storm hit in 1921, Earth’s magnetic field funneled a wave of electrically charged particles toward the ground, where they induced a current along telegraph lines and raimore »lroad tracks, setting to telegraph offices and train stations—and the fledgling electric grid went dark. Almost a century later, today’s grid is bigger, more interconnected, and even more susceptible to a solar storm disaster. Los Alamos National Laboratory is developing a scientific analysis about how frequently a major geomagnetic storm might strike, which regions of the country are most vulnerable, and how bad it might be. This analysis is part of a plan to support electric utility companies and government regulators in taking the necessary steps to spare us all from the nightmare of days, weeks, or even months without power.« less
Title: Weathering the Worst Solar Storms
Publication Date: 2017-03-15
OSTI Identifier: 1347724
Resource Type: Multimedia
Research Org: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org: USDOE
Subject: 58 GEOSCIENCES ; 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY ; LANL ; ELECTRIC GRID ; SOLAR STORMS ; SPACE WEATHER DATA
Country of Publication: United States
Language: English
Run Time: 00:01:04
System Entry Date: 2018-05-21
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