Wonky row crops and ‘possessed’ tractors: The surprising impact of solar storms on modern farming
Modern-day farming is a high-tech operation highly dependent on GPS-guided tractors revolutionizing the way crops are planted, fertilized and harvested. But on May 10, 2024, that system came under attack, not from mechanical failure or sophisticated hackers, but from the sun itself. On that day, the sun unleashed its largest geomagnetic storm in decades. The … Read more
