Severe geomagnetic storm could stress power grid as recovery continues after 2 major hurricanes

Severe geomagnetic storm could stress power grid as recovery continues after 2 major hurricanes

A severe solar storm that reached Earth on Thursday could stress power grids even more as the U.S. reels from back-to-back major hurricanes, according to space weather forecasters. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said Thursday that a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) blasted from the Sun reached Earth at about 11 a.m. The Space…