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Jeanne Shaheen: “A severe space weather event could cripple the U.S. economy and cost up to $2.6 trillion, with a T, dollars.”

On the recordJune 28, 2017
A severe space weather event could cripple the U.S. economy and cost up to $2.6 trillion, with a T, dollars.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

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Citing a report on the economic impact of severe space weather.

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