Pour 2013...

Solar superstorms: UK must brace itself, say engineers

Particles and radiation from a superstorm could lead to blackouts and put one in 10 satellites out of action

Video: ITN Link to video: Solar superstorm: 'don't panic, but do prepare'

The government must develop a national strategy to cope with the effects of solar superstorms on electricity and communications, according to a study by the Royal Academy of Engineering.

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Feb. 14, 2013:  For eons, Earth has felt the tremors of asteroids striking our planet. From the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago to the felled forests around Tunguska in 1908, the space rocks keep coming.
This week, Earth strikes back. When asteroid 2014 DA14 makes a record close approach to our planet on Feb. 15th, the space rock could be the one feeling tremors.