Space Weather + Sub Cables | Shibaji Chakraborty, PhD

2025-10-16

Perhaps you've seen the Aurora Borealis. This is a beautiful example of what we call space weather. But did you know that space weather could take out service on submarine cables? Shibaji Chakraborty, a research scientist at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, joins the show to explain how space weather can affect the critical, metallic power-feed cables that run alongside the fiber-optic lines to power repeaters on the ocean floor. Shibaji shares historical examples and discusses the ongoing research and industry collaboration needed to better understand, model, and mitigate these ...

Perhaps you've seen the Aurora Borealis. This is a beautiful example of what we call space weather.

But did you know that space weather could take out service on submarine cables?

Shibaji Chakraborty, a research scientist at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, joins the show to explain how space weather can affect the critical, metallic power-feed cables that run alongside the fiber-optic lines to power repeaters on the ocean floor.

Shibaji shares historical examples and discusses the ongoing research and industry collaboration needed to better understand, model, and mitigate these risks.

We're adding this special bonus discussion to our submarine cable pod series. Catch up on our other cable conversations over here:

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