Mickey on February 14, 2021 at 6:18 am Idea: A solar flare shieldLink: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/... I have read about these proposed magnetic shields. Not going to happen soon unless we can terraform other planets and use their minerals to engineer huge structures in the solar system. Could a Magnetic Shield Protect Earth From Space Weather? Link: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/s A bad geomagnetic storm would fry the electric grid and cripple civilization for years—a space shield is cheap by comparison
Nodger on February 14, 2021 at 3:16 am Idea: A solar flare shieldLink: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/a... True, we might fix the environment only for the sun to blast us anyways. Lots of risky crap out there coming our way to be honest. The greatest threat to life on Earth may come from space Link: https://www.theguardian.com/scie Asteroids and space debris could wreak untold devastation on the planet
I have read about these proposed magnetic shields. Not going to happen soon unless we can terraform other planets and use their minerals to engineer huge structures in the solar system.
True, we might fix the environment only for the sun to blast us anyways. Lots of risky crap out there coming our way to be honest.