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Cosmic Rays from the Sun and the Soil Under Power Lines

In combination, both of them become hazards.

We keep learning more about the different risks to our electric grid, see CME Impacts Based on the Ground — Under the Transmission Lines.

Eric Holdeman is a contributing writer for Emergency Management magazine and is the former director of the King County, Wash., Office of Emergency Management.