Carrington event

Here's a really good article from a few months back that does a really good job of explaining the risks of space weather.  People who know me have heard me talk about the possibility of a solar event causing major calamity for many years. While some think the scientist are full of hype, read the article see what Lords of London thinks about the possibility of such an event.

http://m.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/07/13/when-space-weather-attacks/