Science uses many different types of technology to assist us in becoming more knowledgeable about our planet, and in this case our solar system. The article
Researchers Use Artificial Intelligence to Help Predict Solar Storms highlights one small advancement in perhaps helping provide a bit more warning about when solar flares may occur.
The electromagnetic pulse from those solar flares can disrupt our modern communications and also our electrical grid, which because of our interdependencies with electrical power will impact a huge swath of communities.
The question is: If you had 18 minutes of warning, what would you do?
Eric Holdeman is a contributing writer for Emergency Management magazine and is the former director of the King County, Wash., Office of Emergency Management.
