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@kalkulat@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 12 days ago

The U.S. Just Ran a Solar Storm Emergency Drill. The Real Deal Would Be a Catastrophe

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The U.S. Just Ran a Solar Storm Emergency Drill. The Real Deal Would Be a Catastrophe

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@kalkulat@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 12 days ago
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A unique, multi-agency exercise showed how ill-prepared we are for unfavorable space weather.

“The exercise was held from May 8 to 9, 2024, at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, and at a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) site in Denver, Colorado.”

Article refers to a PDF of the report it’s based on:

https://www.jhuapl.edu/sites/default/files/2025-04/Space-Weather-TTX-Report-Summary-v3-FINAL.pdf

  • @DrakeAlbrecht@lemm.ee
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    146•12 days ago

    Note: “Would Be a Catastrophe” even back when the agencies involved in mitigating the disaster still existed.

    • Andy
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      34•12 days ago

      Oy. I really don’t want to see what happens when we’re faced with an actual challenge. This is… yikes.

      • @UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml
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        23•12 days ago

        I would get a case of beer and go to the library and read until the internet was back on. You can’t stop my escapism that easily.

        • @samus12345@lemm.ee
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          9•11 days ago

        • @Zirconium@lemmy.world
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          4•12 days ago

          https://youtu.be/Azew9RHYneE

      • @PancakesCantKillMe@lemmy.world
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        14•12 days ago

        We could party like it’s 1899!

        Or instead go bonkers as society devolves:

        The Carrington Event

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