garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 9 months agoTIL that in 2012 a large solar storm nearly missed Earth by a margin of nine days. If it hit, it could have caused damages to a cost of around $2.6 trillion.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1152arrow-down18
arrow-up1144arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 2012 a large solar storm nearly missed Earth by a margin of nine days. If it hit, it could have caused damages to a cost of around $2.6 trillion.en.wikipedia.orggarfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 9 months agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squareRhaedas@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 months agoBeing proactive for risks that are small for the near term is expensive, and not very profitable for the shareholders.
Being proactive for risks that are small for the near term is expensive, and not very profitable for the shareholders.