How can you survive a solar meltdown? Do you know what a Coronal Mass Ejection is? And why it’s such a threat? In this episode of the AXA Research Files, Science Presenter Greg Foot tracks down Solar Physicist Miho Janvier to discover how the sun can cause a total power outage of everything on the planet. Imagine a world with no electricity. How would you survive? And do how we know when the next big solar meltdown is coming?
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In this film, with the help of Miho and some incredible NASA footage, Greg experiences the potency of solar storms at first hand. They could shut down everything that relies on our satellite and power-grid infrastructure. Miho shows how her research could mitigate a potentially devastating impact on our planet.
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Episode 1 – Hidden water Consumption - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZGuL6DB4OU
Episode 2 - Heart Stent Technology - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIfYb4Y6jAQ
Episode 3 - Escape a panicking crowd - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGGSzR9rS6I
Episode 4 - Leadership Styles - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZFaBhiAQ-c
Episode 5 - Surviving a Solar Flare / CME - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWhu6oUL9O8
Episode 6 - Saving lives with Tardigrades - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fmqzPtzcBE
Episode 7 - Effects of Volcanic Ash on flying - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhsgX5YAQZw
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