China to lead global space weather network to monitor dangerous solar eruptions

China to lead global space weather network to monitor dangerous solar eruptions

China has set out to lead the construction of the world’s most comprehensive space weather monitoring and warning network, an ambitious ground-based system comprising the largest chain of observatories on Earth, passing through more than 10 countries and regions. The International Meridian Circle Programme (IMCP) is aimed at building a matrix of surveillance stations to…

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What happened to Hong Kong’s pre-National Day drone show? The Post talks solar storms

What happened to Hong Kong’s pre-National Day drone show? The Post talks solar storms

A highly anticipated drone show at Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District planned for the eve of National Day was postponed for more than an hour and then cancelled, with authorities attributing the decision to a “meteorological factor”. A consultant working with organisers said the event was cancelled due to significant ionospheric interference that had…

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