The links between space weather and air travel
FEB 03, 2010
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.024055
NPR : Airlines are paying extra attention to the weather these days: the weather in space.That’s because more commercial flights are using shortcuts that take them near the North Pole or the South Pole. And in polar regions, flights are vulnerable to cosmic storms that can interfere with communication and navigation systems, or even expose travelers to doses of radiation above usual safety levels.
© 2010 American Institute of Physics
