Credit to Author: Michael Bruch| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 20:50:40 +0000
In May 2024, stargazers and smartphone photographers witnessed a spectacular moment in time over the course of two nights. Social media and news outlets were dazzled by incandescent light plays […]
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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:33:24 +0000
Risks posed by geomagnetic disturbance (GMD) and electromagnetic pulse (EMP) events add challenges to an already complex power system environment. But they remain crucial to address. How prepared is the […]
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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Sun, 12 May 2024 14:41:56 +0000
Grid operator PJM Interconnection has issued a geomagnetic disturbance (GMD) warning after observing “persistent geomagnetically induced current (GIC) at multiple stations” late on Friday. PJM initially issued a GMD warning […]
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Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 15:34:30 +0000
Perhaps the most devastating thing that could happen in any developed country would be widespread catastrophic damage to its electric power grid. Nearly everything in an industrialized nation relies on […]
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