Laura Thomas guides our team through a historic tour of Simmonds Hill, the historic location of buildings used during the original International Polar Year in 1881. Laura serves as the Field and Lab Director for the Nuvuk Archaeology Project, which involves ongoing research and testing at the 1500 plus year old village of Nuvuk at modern day Point Barrow. Photo Credit - Jay Friedlander
A major solar 'superstorm' such as the one in 1859 could cost $30 billion a day to the US electrical power grid, and up to $70 billion to the satellite industry.