![Artist illustration of events on the sun changing the conditions in Near-Earth space which can generate geomagnetic storms. These storms can interupt radar, radio communications and electrical grids on Earth. (NASA)](https://blogs.voanews.com/science-world/files/2016/08/525022main_faq12_0-276x207.jpg)
The Day Geoscience Saved the World From Possible Armageddon
In the late 1960s, U.S. military action that would likely have led to nuclear Armageddon was averted, thanks to wary officers who looked for explanations other than Soviet aggression when warning systems suggested otherwise. A new study by three retired U.S. Air Force officers and researchers at the University of Colorado, Boulder, details the events […]