Multidisciplinarity in Research of Extreme Solar Energy Influences on Natural Disasters

Aleksandra Nina,Vladimir Srećković,Milan Radovanović

doi:10.3390/su11040974

Abstract

The atmosphere is a very sensitive medium to extraterrestrial forces, most importantly, solar electromagnetic radiation and energetic particle intrusion. This released intense solar activity can cause sudden disturbances in the Earth’s atmosphere and further create ground telecommunication interferences, blackouts, transportation problems, water supply problems, potential health effects, as well as natural disasters, such as forest fires. These extreme events can cause billions of dollars of damage and impact individuals, families, communities, and societies. For this reason, it is of crucial importance to investigate the connections between this extreme activity and natural disasters, and further develop ways to prevent, prepare against, and respond to them. The aim of this special issue is to engage a wide community of scientists to de-fragment broaden and improve our knowledge in this field. We invite researchers from all relevant fields to publish their recent investigations in this special issue.

Highlights

Keeping in mind that the Earth is permanently exposed to numerous influences coming from the outer space, its properties, especially in the atmosphere, are often significantly disturbed by extraterrestrial influences [1,2,3,4,5,6]
The main goal is to point out the multi-discipline nature of research of extreme solar radiation influence on natural disasters
Different methods are based on electromagnetic wave propagation in the atmosphere. The characteristics of these propagations are significantly affected by the medium within which signals propagate and the changes in solar radiation can be an important source of errors or problems in disaster monitoring

Summary

Introduction

Keeping in mind that the Earth is permanently exposed to numerous influences coming from the outer space, its properties, especially in the atmosphere, are often significantly disturbed by extraterrestrial influences [1,2,3,4,5,6]. Unpredictable processes and events in the Earth are the consequences of extreme solar radiation. Among others, they can be connected with different types of natural disasters which interfere the process of sustainable development, and become more serious due to climate change and the increase in their frequency and intensity. The main goal is to point out the multi-discipline nature of research of extreme solar radiation influence on natural disasters. This includes studies in fields of solar physics, geophysics, social sciences, medicine, technology, telecommunications etc.

Extreme Solar Radiation and Natural Disasters

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