Solar eruption disrupts GPS
- Share via
A solar eruption in December disrupted the Global Positioning System, a satellite-based navigational system used widely by the military, scientists and civilians, researchers reported Wednesday at the Space Weather Enterprise Forum in Washington, D.C.
The solar flare created radio bursts that traveled to Earth, covering a broad frequency range, the researchers said, affecting GPS and other navigational systems. Dale Gary of the New Jersey Institute of Technology said the burst created 10 times more radio noise than the previous record. Experts expressed concern that a stronger eruption could produce even more profound effects.
Sign up for Essential California
The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
More From the Los Angeles Times
Podcasts
John Orr was a renowned fire investigator who was also a prolific arsonist, and whose thinly veiled novel helped to convict him. In this episode we hear from the fire captain who first suspected him—and from Orr himself.
Madison McGhee is joined by legendary Dateline host Josh Mankiewicz and esteemed L.A. Times Reporter Richard Winton as the three of them dive into all-things Menendez Brothers, the good, the bad, and the still unknown.
NPR climate editor Sadie Babits talks about why the media has long overlooked the climate crisis, and how that’s starting to change.
