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A possible role of space weather in the events surrounding the Titanic disaster
Author(s) -
Zinkova Mila
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
weather
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.467
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1477-8696
pISSN - 0043-1656
DOI - 10.1002/wea.3817
Subject(s) - space weather , event (particle physics) , geomagnetic storm , tragedy (event) , meteorology , space (punctuation) , storm , extreme weather , climatology , geography , history , aeronautics , earth's magnetic field , computer science , geology , engineering , oceanography , psychology , climate change , physics , operating system , quantum mechanics , psychiatry , magnetic field
In this article, we will investigate how space weather may have affected the navigation and communication of the Titanic in the run up to the disaster, and the subsequent rescue operation. The significant space weather event was in the form of a moderate to strong geomagnetic storm that observational evidence suggests was in effect in the North Atlantic at the time of the tragedy. The image shows technology and infrastructure affected by space weather events. (Credit: NASA.)