<ul><li>The federal government conducted a multiday emergency drill to assess preparedness for a massive solar storm, but the results highlighted the need for improvement in coordinating interoffice responses and educating the public.</li><li>Government agencies organized the first Space Weather Tabletop Exercise focusing on various scenarios associated with solar events, revealing challenges in coordinating responses to geomagnetic storms among state and national agencies.</li><li>Participants in the exercise identified the lack of continuity plans for solar storms and emphasized the importance of educating government staff and the public about space weather risks and impacts.</li><li>Recommendations from the drill included investing in advanced space weather satellite systems, enhancing interagency communications, and developing an early warning system despite the short lead time for predicting the impact of solar storms.</li></ul>

The first US solar storm emergency drill did not go well

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