I thought large solar eruptions or solar storms (not sure proper terminology for most recent event) were expected to cause a fair amount of damage to electrical grids, communication services, and GPS, but I haven’t seen any reports of that. Why?
In: Planetary Science
Where some say it wasn’t big enough I say it was prior planning, preparation and engineering work. Like Y2K which had a big potential for problems but turns out to be nothing, like a plane which you never consider the engineering behind it til it fails, same for a bridge. Just because you can’t see the people working these issues, considering them when designing electrical systems, both terrestrial and orbital doesn’t mean they aren’t part of the spec sheets.
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