Space Storms Could Knock Out National Grid And Sat Navs

From The Telegraph:

Space storms caused by the Sun could knock out power supplies and satellite navigation systems in Britain, claim scientists.

The solar flares and sunspots throw massive clouds of electrically charged gas at the Earth which cause power surges and throw compasses into disarray.

The weather in space has been through an unprecedented calm period in the last century but the researchers believe we could be entering a more volatile period.

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