Solar Storms and Cyberattacks Can Both Cause Blackouts. Knowing the Difference Could Save Billions of Dollars

Solar storms and cyberattacks can both cause blackouts. Knowing the difference could save billions of dollars

Space weather and cyberattacks can cause similar disruption to our civilization's indispensable technology systems. Telling one from the other swiftly and reliably can make billions of dollars' worth of difference.

In three blackouts, the solar battery 'kept the fridge going, no problem'

In letters to the editor, readers discuss solar panels and batteries, kindness, Albury Wodonga Malayalee Association and Stars of the Border Dance for Cancer.