Solar flare

Using the Maximum X-ray Flux Ratio and X-ray Background to Predict Solar Flare Class

By Lisa Winter
April 1, 2015

Space Weather

Filed under: Solar flare, Space weather

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...

Filed under: Solar flare, Solar forecast, Solar shock waves, Solar wind, Space, Space weather

Quantifying Power Grid Risk from Geomagnetic Storms

By et al.
January 8, 2013

10th Conference on Space Weather

Filed under: Geomagnetic storm, Solar flare, Solar forecast, Space, Space weather

An early warning of the risks of space weather

By James Martin Griffin
March 28, 2011

Perspectives from America, Issue 7

Filed under: Coronal mass ejections (CMEs), Geomagnetic storm, Insurance, Satellite, Solar flare, Space plasma, Space weather, Sun particle emission, Underwriting