Here Comes the Sun—to End Civilization - WIRED

Every so often, our star fires off a plasma bomb in a random direction. Our best hope the next time Earth is in the crosshairs? Capacitors.

To date, however, American utility companies havent widely deployed current-blocking devices to the live grid. Theyve only done things, like moving to higher and higher operating voltagesfor cheaper … [+5042 chars]

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