Can NASA Protect Us from Solar Storms - Scientists Are Thinking Here

"So what keeps Think Tank Members up at night," I was recently asked
in a small get-together of intellectuals, mixed media, and educators.
Well, I said let me name a few; the Three Gorges Dam in China, Cyber
Attacks, and Solar Flares. They were intrigued, and yet, these things
are being worked on and thought about.Many were surprised at my quick
list of three, and asked about other issues too such as; the economy,
global warming, terrorists with nuclear weapons, and the spillover of
drug gang violence from Mexico into the US. Sure all those are
important, but I gave a quick three, things which are on my mind
personally right now. Now then, with regards to civilization coming to
a standstill from a cyber attack or solar storm, let's talk about our
Sun, which brings us all life, but does have its own cycles and
spikes.In fact, there was a very interesting article in Gizmag (dot)
com recently on October 27, 2010 titled; "NASA's Solar Shield to
Mitigate Damage to Power Grid from Severe Solar Storms," written by
Darren Quick. And that same day a story appeared in USA Today (Science
and Technology Section) titled; "Electromagnetic Pulse Impact Far and
Wide" which explained the devastating effects of an electromagnetic
pulse, either from a man-made cause, an asteroid impact, or the
similar effects due to a super-solar storm, space weather, or
prolonged solar flares in the next solar cycle.Both pieces explained
the truth about the reliance of today's modern civilization on
electricity, electrical grids, and satellites. Just imagine if they
all went down simultaneously, plus the electronics in your computer,
TV, cell phone, car, etc. were all dead too? Can you say; "back to the
stone age?" There is a good book you might wish to read on this topic
SunStorm by Stephen Baxter and Arthur C. Clarke. And don't think our
top scientists are not all over this future potential challenge.
Please consider all this.