Space

Solar Storm Risk to the North American Electric Grid

By Lloyds of London
May 22, 2013

Type: PDF The report "Solar Storm Risk to the North American Electric Grid: A Lloyds Space Weather Study" examines space weather risk to the electric grid and why this has important implications for the insurance industry. After a brief explanation of the characteristics of geomagnetic storms, the report analyzes the likelihood of extreme geomagnetic storms, specific vulnerabilities of the Nort...

Quantifying Power Grid Risk from Geomagnetic Storms

By et al.
December 3, 2012

AGU Fall Meeting 2012

Evaporation of high speed sporadic meteors

By E. Murad, Christopher J. Roth
April 1, 2004

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics