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A global catastrophic risk is a hypothetical future event that has the potential to damage human well-being on a global scale. Some events could cripple or destroy modern civilization. Any event that could cause human extinction is known as an existential risk.

• Solar flares pose a threat to satellites in two ways: by causing the Earth's atmosphere to become more turbulent and by the direct impact of charged particles on electronics. Universe Space Tech
• Space weather - geomagnetic storms triggered by solar flares and coronal mass ejections - is one of the most underpriced systemic risks in the global economy. European Business Magazine
• After leaving Earth's protective magnetic field, the four-person crew will be more exposed to space weather - which includes high-energy eruptions of radiation from the sun, known as solar flares. Live Science
• The NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center reported an X1.4 - class solar flare that produced radio disruptions and launched a coronal mass ejection toward Earth. Economic Times
• For SpaceX, it ensures Starship's AI navigation chips evolve faster than cosmic threats like solar flares demand. remio

Last updated: 22 June 2026