Space Weather: Fighting the Flare-ups.

Solar flares. Geomagnetic storms. Solar wind. Gamma rays. Particle showers. These space weather events may conjure up images of Mr. Spock and the final frontier. But don't laugh. The possible consequences of space weather reveal a whole area of risk that is expected to affect various industries in the next few years through personal injury and property and financial losses.

Our increasingly technology-dependent world is sensitive to changes in solar activity. Think massive electric outages if major power grids in the Northeast, Canada, and Northern Europe get knocked ou