U.S. President Barack Obama has called for preparations to be made for “extreme space weather events,” such as solar flares capable of causing catastrophic damage to Earth’s critical infrastructure.
An executive order was issued Thursday, October 14, that outlined the country’s contingency plan in the event such weather events lead to significant disruption to systems like the electrical power grid, satellite operations or aviation.
“Space weather has the potential to simultaneously affect and disrupt health and safety across entire continents,” the order states.
http://www.newsweek.com/obama-orders-government-plan-extreme-space-weather-509891
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