Solar flares and geomagnetic storms have been responsible for some of the largest blackouts in history. Professor Tatiana Podladchikova of The Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology in Moscow is an expert in space weather.

In this episode of The Space Show, Podladchikova explains the risks of dangerous solar activity and how humanity can try to protect itself.

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