By unleashing a massive pulse of electromagnetic radiation sweeping over the planet, a severe solar storm could potentially knock out the electric power grid, silence radio and satellite communications and disrupt GPS navigation systems.
Mr. JUAN JACONIMO(Correspondent, Global Radio News): My pleasure, really well we're bracing for the storm here in Havana, that's suppose to be hitting us anytime very late tonight or early tomorrow after having caused havoc here in the eastern part of Cuba.