tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347453000238686502.post7249757269782361255..comments2023-07-16T03:47:03.564-07:00Comments on Earth-like Planet: GPS to fail with solar flares?CWCarriganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13127234312904842810noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347453000238686502.post-13589218015496015332011-08-23T10:03:29.440-07:002011-08-23T10:03:29.440-07:00Newspapers put out these "warnings" with...Newspapers put out these "warnings" with annoying regularity. It's a threat that we've known about for nearly as long as we've had satellites. Most satellites take this into account and have shielding and/or turn-offs that can help it weather a nasty bit of solar weather.<br /><br />We've already gone through several severe solar storms and have had brief outages in parts of the GPS system. For the most part no one notices.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16837647516475473182noreply@blogger.com