Category NOAA

Fears for airline passengers as an ‘urgent’ investigation is launched into the effects of cosmic rays from the sun on planes Air

Airline passengers could be vulnerable to the effects of cosmic rays from the sun during a massive solar storm, a new report has found.   The Government has ordered Public Health England to conduct an ‘urgent’ investigation into the repercussions…

Earth’s protective shield ‘Magnetosphere’ is weakening

Earth’s protective shield is slowly weakening, allowing harmful solar winds to penetrate the atmosphere Earth’s protective shield is slowly weakening, allowing harmful solar winds to penetrate the planet’s atmosphere.   Known as the magnetosphere, this shield extends thousands of miles…