Solar storms could switch railway signals from red to green in 'worst-case scenario,' new study finds

Space weather can have impacts on important infrastructure on Earth from the power grid to GPS navigation, and researchers behind a new study say geomagnetic storms could also disrupt the most used form of public transportation: trains.

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