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Gary Peters: “I think the forecasting, the analogy to hurricane forecast is a very large impact like we had back in 1859.”

On the recordMay 16, 2017
I think the forecasting, the analogy to hurricane forecast is a very large impact like we had back in 1859.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Discussing the potential economic impact of severe space weather.

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