Solar Storm
Raimund Muscheler: Earth not prepared for massive solar storm
31 Mar 2019
Dr Raimund Muscheler from Lund University in Sweden is part of a team which has uncovered evidence of massive solar storms in the distant past and says we need to prepare for another. Audio
Solar storms and the electricity network
24 Sep 2015
In March 1989 a solar storm caused the collapse of an electric power grid in Canada, which plunged 9 million people into an electricity blackout. Solar activity and winds are closely monitored because… Audio
Southern Aurora
19 Mar 2015
A massive solar storm has caused an impressive aurora, most easily seen in the south of the country. Bob Evans runs the Aurora and Solar section of the Royal Astronomical Society. Audio