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A company aims to offer better forecasts based on a new solar model BY SARAH SCOLES O N MAY 10, 2024, a John Deere dealer sent out a strange press release. “Please be advised that there is significant solar flare and space weather activity,” it read. The company, a maker of tractors and ball caps, isn’t the first entity you’d turn to for ad- vice about the sun. But the star’s storms were mess- ing with the GPS systems on John Deere’s precision agricultural equipment, which uses geographic guidance to help farmers precisely plant, spray and harvest crops. “We apologize for the inconvenience,” the press release continued, even though no one should have to apologize on behalf of space. …
摘自《科学美国人》(Scientific American)第334卷 第4期 · 2026年4月刊,Sarah Scoles。仅引用开头一小段供了解文章,版权归原刊所有,全文请阅读原刊。