THE LOOMING THREAT OF A SOLAR SUPERSTORM. “A coronal mass ejection now hurtling toward Earth should arrive during the Tuesday morning commute—possibly disrupting navigation and the power grid. Meanwhile, a radiation storm has been pummeling the planet all day. Experts warn this isn’t the first warning shot sent by the Sun; the next one could immobilize modern technology, and civilization, altogether.”

We should be hardening our systems now, against this and other threats.