NASA Set to Launch Satellite to Detect Disruptive Solar Storms

A satellite that had sat in storage for years will be launched this month to replace an aging satellite used to monitor space weather for the United States. The Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) will give officials a 15- to 60-minute lead time for approaching solar storms that could disrupt electric supplies, communications, GPS navigation, satellites and air travel. A severe solar event could cause up to $2 trillion in damages and other costs and take up to 10 years from which to recover, the National Research Council of the National Academies estimated in a 2008 report. More

(Source: Accuweather.com - Feb 6)