Previous studies have revealed that the Sun releases an extreme solar flare every 25 years on average, with the last Earth-hitting one coming in 1989.
This storm saw power outages in Quebec, Canada, as conducting rocks on Earth can carry the excess energy from the magnetic shield and plough it into the national grid.
On top of that, an intense solar storm can down satellite systems, as the bombardment of solar particles can expand Earth s magnetosphere, making it harder for satellite signals to penetrate.
While it is impossible to predict when and where a huge solar storm might hit, it is inevitable one will hit the planet in the future.
Africa Engineering Prize shortlists an Ethiopian innovator – New Business Ethiopia newbusinessethiopia.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newbusinessethiopia.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Orbit health team members computer code unit Addis Abeba Ethiopia February 03 2021
Addis Abeba, February 18/2021 – Ethiopian national Pazion Cherinet, who developed Orbit Health, a digital health platform which manages and stores patient data, including appointments, diagnoses, tests, doctors’ notes and prescriptions, became the first innovator from Ethiopia to ever be selected for the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation.
Pazion is one of 16 entrepreneurs who have been shortlisted for the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation (APEI) – UK Royal Academy of Engineering, according to a statement sent to
Addis Standard by the organizers. The 2021 shortlist represents nine countries including, for the first time, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Ethiopia and the Gambia. Six of the 16-strong shortlist are female innovators.
Sharjah: A portable carrier that can provide last mile solution for vaccine distribution in developing countries is being developed and promoted at Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park (SRTI Park), in collaboration with a UK-based start-up company.
Ideabatic, a UK-based start-up, has developed an award-winning solution called Smile, a smart last mile portable carrier with a cooling system that can reduce vaccine wastage, including COVID-19 vaccines, SRTI Park has announced.
According to SRTI Park, “Smile tackles vaccination logistics in remote areas (with and without infrastructure, i.e. developed and developing countries) along with serving some of those who cannot travel to vaccination points. Smile can provide an efficient and effective means of transporting vaccines in vehicles, on foot, bicycles, donkeys or canoes.”
Countries face emissions ‘cocktail’ from waste burning
Youths engaging in open burning of waste at a dump. A report says this potentially releases long-term environmental pollutants and toxic substances linked to immunological and developmental impairments. Copyright: Fairphone, (CC BY-NC 2.0). This image has been cropped.
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