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Solar flares could disrupt power, communications

September 8, 2005 The fiery orb in the sky is burping, which means that your GPS device could fail sometime soon, according to atmosphere experts. Photos: Solar flares and sunspots TAGS: flare, SRI International, blackout, sun, weather, grid, communication, radio, GPS

Portable radar stations predict space weather

August 3, 2005 Tracking space weather accurately takes an expensive radar installation. A mobile unit from SRI promises to cut costs. Images: Today's space weather TAGS: SRI International, radar, weather, Alaska, monitoring

Into the wild blue virtual yonder

December 18, 2006 VatSim gives pilots and other aviation enthusiasts online airspace that mimics real conditions and exotic destinations.Images: Flight sim has users flying high TAGS: pilot, air traffic control, hurricane, participant, aircraft, weather, flight simulator, Real-Time

NASA tests lunar robots in Arctic crater

July 21, 2007 Researchers headed north to simulate a lunar environment. Unfortunately, the weather has been a little too nice.Photos: Lunar rovers on a test drive TAGS: robot, moon, terrain, weather, human, manufacturing, researcher, scientist, GPS, 3D

Tech tips for wilderness survival

December 13, 2006 Want to be prepared if you ever get lost in the backwoods? News.com readers offer tips that may one day save your life. Video: Survival 101 TAGS: satellite phone, reader, heat, weather, food, light-emitting diode, satellite, radio, backup, video

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