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Re:Cosmic rays causing 30k network malfunctions in Japan eac... by ourcat on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @11:19AM (#26726182)
A 'Faraday Cage' should also help.

edit: No idea why the downvotes. Faraday cages have long been thought of as a way to protect electrical devices from the electromagnetic waves which can be a result of solar flares.

I even chatted to someone from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory about it in the past.

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Re:Cosmic rays causing 30k network malfunctions in Japan eac... by titzer on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @03:13PM (#26729631)
Cosmic rays are not electromagnetic waves. They are highly energetic particles, like protons and naked helium nuclei.
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Re:Cosmic rays causing 30k network malfunctions in Japan eac... by belter on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @12:44PM (#26727428)
Because a Faraday Cage would make it worst not better:

https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1fsiv9/how_effe...

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