The Carrington Event, a solar storm that struck Earth's magnetosphere in 1859, was so powerful it knocked out telegraph wires for three days—and some subsequent solar storms have equaled or surpassed Carrington's magnitude. If these coronal mass ejections were to hit Earth today, they could severely damage our power grid, potentially wiping out electricity across the planet for months or even years. What can humankind do to prepare?In this episode of RE: Engineering Radio, we interview Justin Kasper, a climate and space science professor at the University of Michigan and a Principal Investigator on the Parker Solar Probe. Its mission? Provide us with the data to protect the power grid and save lives.Enjoying RE: Engineering Radio so far? Rate, review and subscribe to receive notifications when new episodes go live!Apple Podcasts: https://umicheng.in/EngineeringPod Spotify: https://umicheng.in/EngineeringPodSpotifyGoogle Play: https://umicheng.in/EngineeringPodGoogle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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