What Exactly Is Space Weather and Why You Should Care?

Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 10:04AM
Keith Erwood in Emerging Threats, GOES, NASA, NOAA, National Security, SDO, Solar Tsunami, Solar flare, Space Weather, solar storm, solar storm

As noted in other recent posts space weather such as solar flares, solar storms and CME's (Coronal Mass Ejections) can have a large impact on our planet, or business operations and daily lives. 

Though space weather can have a big impact, most people are unaware of what it is, or the damage that can occur from it. It is important enough that space weather is monitored 24 hours a day, every day.

Here is a video from NASA explaining a bit about what space weather is and the impact its affects can have.

Here is actual video of the recent fast moving solar flare with CME:

 

 See the following other post on this topic:

Coronal Mass Ejection May Cause Disruptions, Being Called Solar Tsunami by Some

Sun Spots, Solar Flares, and Geomagnetic Induced Currents Can Disrupt Your Business

Article originally appeared on Disaster Preparedness Blog - Emergency Preparedness Tips, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Emergency Management (http://disasterpreparednessblog.com/).