Protecting Earth from Solar Storm Catastrophes
Space weather is the study of how the space surrounding the Earth is affected by the sun’s violent activities, such as coronal mass ejection, the influx of solar wind, and the eruption of a solar flare. If they are extremely high, these activities could paralyze GPS systems, electric power transmissions, and satellite communications. To prevent a catastrophic disaster, what would you suggest? For instance, do we have to invest more money in researching the sun’s activity?
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RANDY:
The sun is the center of the universe and is our life source. Creating the gravitational pull that allows life on Earth to exist, the study of the sun is well-funded. However, if not the study of the sun to prolong the existence of our earth, it should be our number one study. Regarding the dangers associated with solar flares and other associated anomalies, I think if we could protect our satellites and our space stations and shuttles, we could provide something of a larger magnitude that would protect our equipment here on earth at well. At least to a certain degree. We could also spend more money on capturing and turning that energy into useful power for us here on earth.