Biggest Solar Storm in Five Years to Hit Earth

Posted By on March 7, 2012

Hmm … going to have to watch the GPS side of things?

WASHINGTON—The largest solar storm in five years is racing toward Earth, threatening to unleash a torrent of charged particles that could disrupt power grids, GPS and airplane flights.

via online.wsj.com

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