In the latest episode of its Centennial series, AGU’s Third Pod from the Sun talks space weather and its influence on global policy with Delores Knipp.
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Solar Flares Increase Radiation Risk on Commercial Aircraft
A new study quantifies how space weather may affect polar transcontinental flight.
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Assessing the Benefits of Improved Space Weather Forecasting
A new framework assesses the economic impact of space weather on power distribution networks and the supply of electricity.
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Can Moderate Space Weather Have Major Impacts?
Pipeline corrosion is an example of why we need better awareness of how long-term exposure to moderate space weather may have significant economic impact by slowly degrading vulnerable systems.
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A Space Weather Threat in the Mediterranean Region?
The impact of space weather on power grids in Mediterranean countries, such as Italy, needs deeper assessment, including consideration of coastal effects, ground conductivity, and failure reports.
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New Plasma Wave Observations from Earth’s Magnetosphere
The first simultaneous observations of multiple electromagnetic wave types in Earth’s magnetosphere may inaugurate a new field of inquiry into cross-frequency wave interactions.
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Taking Magnetotelluric Data out of the Drawer
Magnetic and electric field measurements at Earth’s surface provide information on Earth’s interior and on space weather. An open-source central repository of these data has received a major update.
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Measuring the Magnetic Reconnection Rate in the Magnetotail
Both simulations and observations are used to measure the magnetic reconnection rate in the Earth’s magnetotail, suggesting that the rate is correlated with the intensity of a magnetic substorm.
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Bruno Receives 2018 Space Weather and Nonlinear Waves and Processes Prize
Roberto Bruno will receive the Space Weather and Nonlinear Waves and Processes Prize at AGU’s Fall Meeting 2018, to be held 10–14 December in Washington, D. C. The award recognizes “cutting-edge work in the fields of space weather and nonlinear waves and processes.”
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Double Threat to Solar Panels in Space
Protons accelerated in solar storms and electrons accelerated in geospace storms can reduce space mission lifetimes. What is the likelihood of extreme events during geospace storms?