Weather Slices

<center> [[LAUNCH THE ROCKET SHIP]] </center>

<div id="dialogueBox"></div> <script>typeWriter("dialogueBox", "Hello there, thank you for checking out our visual novel. We worked hard on this project and hope that you enjoy it! You will have to pick a character and you will be put in their perspective of when space weather takes place.. Without further ado, let's see the stars.. Please do click the star below to reveal them! Choose wisely.. Not everything will go to plan.", 3);</script> ☄︎₊˚⊹☆ (click:"☄︎₊˚⊹☆")[ [[Game Developer]] [[Farmer]]]

<div id="dialogueBox"></div> <script>typeWriter("dialogueBox", "In a room full of technology, there was Xander, a game developer. While he was coding a game, a black out shot out and shut everything down.", 3);</script> [[Oh no..]]

<div id="dialogueBox"></div> <script>typeWriter("dialogueBox", " In the early morning, a young farmer named Ivra was tending her farm. Her usual routine goes to planting new crops, observing the growing crops and finally harvesting the crops. Ivra found herself walking through the rows of her crops while listening to the sounds of livestock before it was disrupted by a loud crash.", 3);</script> [[What's going on?]]

<div id="dialogueBox"></div> <script>typeWriter("dialogueBox", "Ivra quickly looked towards the direction of the sudden noise and her eyes widened..", 3);</script> ☄︎₊˚⊹☆ (click:"☄︎₊˚⊹☆")[[What happened?]]

<p style="text-align: right;">One of her tractors went out of control and crashed into the fences. Her instincts came over and she rushed over to her poor tractor. Once she reached her tractor, she immediately checked her tractor, looking for any problems but physically there was none.</p> <p style="text-align: right;">☄︎₊˚⊹☆ (click:"☄︎₊˚⊹☆")[[Check your phone]]</p>

What will you choose? ‎‧₊˚✩ 🪐✩˚₊‧ (click:"‎‧₊˚✩ 🪐✩˚₊‧")[[Turn around and check]] .𖥔 ݁ ˖ (click:".𖥔 ݁ ˖")[[Ignore the sound]]

<div id="dialogueBox"></div> <script>typeWriter("dialogueBox", "Meh, it's probably something else. Best just ignore it.", 3);</script> ☄︎₊˚⊹☆ (click:"☄︎₊˚⊹☆")[[Check your phone]]

<div id="dialogueBox"></div> <script>typeWriter("dialogueBox", "Ivra then pulled out her phone to check her GPS and it seemed like it had lost signal. She pondered for a moment before a notfication from the local space station popped up.", 3);</script> ☄︎₊˚⊹☆ (click:"☄︎₊˚⊹☆")[[What was it?]]

<p style="text-align: right;">The notification said that their local space station is currently hosting an offline Q&A at the space station about the weird occurence happening today, including sudden blackouts, lost of GPS signal and communation.</p> <p style="text-align: right;">☄︎₊˚⊹☆ (click:"☄︎₊˚⊹☆")[[We should go!]] ‎‧₊˚✩ 🪐✩˚₊‧ (click:"‎‧₊˚✩ 🪐✩˚₊‧")[[Skip the Q&A and wait for the signals to come back]]</p>

<div id="dialogueBox"></div> <script>typeWriter("dialogueBox", "I should grab my messenger bag and head to the space station! I wonder what answers the astronauts will give me..", 3);</script> ☄︎₊˚⊹☆ (click:"☄︎₊˚⊹☆")[[Let's go!]]

<div id="dialogueBox"></div> <script>typeWriter("dialogueBox", "I don't think it's anything important. I should just wait for the signals to come back.", 3);</script> ☄︎₊˚⊹☆ (click:"☄︎₊˚⊹☆")[[?]]

<div id="dialogueBox"></div> <script>typeWriter("dialogueBox", "Once she was in front of the space station building, she saw a QnA booth next to the entrance door and she walked over the astronaut in charge.", 3);</script> ☄︎₊˚⊹☆ (click:"☄︎₊˚⊹☆")[[Let's talk to them!]]

<div id="dialogueBox"></div> <script>typeWriter("dialogueBox", "Good morning, thank you so much for hosting this Q&A. I have a few questions..", 3);</script> ☄︎₊˚⊹☆ (click:"☄︎₊˚⊹☆")[[Why was my GPS suddenly disrupted on my farm?]]

<p style="text-align: left;"><div id="dialogueBox"></div> <script>typeWriter("dialogueBox", "Space weather. Our GPS signal travels from the satellite straight to your tractor. During a space weather event, the sun throws out charged particles that create an energetic 'ripple' in Earth's upper atmosphere, called the ionosphere. This ripple can bend, scramble, or even block the satellite's signal, causing your GPS-guided equipment to lose its way. Anything else?", 3);</script></p>☄︎₊˚⊹☆ (click:"☄︎₊˚⊹☆")[[Can we predict when these space weather events will happen? Like a regular weather forecast?]]

<p style="text-align: left;"><div id="dialogueBox"></div> <script>typeWriter("dialogueBox", "Can we predict when these space weather events will happen, like a regular weather forecast?", 3);</script></p>☄︎₊˚⊹☆ (click:"☄︎₊˚⊹☆")[[Can we?]]

<p style="text-align: left;"><div id="dialogueBox"></div> <script>typeWriter("dialogueBox", "Yes, we can predict these events, but not with that level of precision. The sun's activity is sudden and can be unpredictable. What we can do is monitor the sun constantly with satellites. When we see a major event, like a solar flare or a coronal mass ejection leaving the sun, that gives us a heads-up. Any more?", 3);</script></p>☄︎₊˚⊹☆ (click:"☄︎₊˚⊹☆")[[What else will be affected on the farm?]]

<p style="text-align: left;"><div id="dialogueBox"></div> <script>typeWriter("dialogueBox", "Other than GPS, can space weather affect anything else on the farm?", 3);</script></p>☄︎₊˚⊹☆ (click:"☄︎₊˚⊹☆")[[What else?]]

<p style="text-align: left;"><div id="dialogueBox"></div> <script>typeWriter("dialogueBox", "Yes, absolutely. A significant space weather event can cause widespread power outages by sending a surge of electrical currents through our power grids and will knock out power to your farm, affecting everything that relies on electricity. Ventilation for your livestock could stop, and computers used for managing operations would go offline. For farms with livestock, this is a serious concern, as ventilation, feeding, and watering systems are critical.", 3);</script></p>☄︎₊˚⊹☆ (click:"☄︎₊˚⊹☆")[[For how long?]]

<p style="text-align: left;"><div id="dialogueBox"></div> <script>typeWriter("dialogueBox", "How long do these effects usually last?", 3);</script></p>☄︎₊˚⊹☆ (click:"☄︎₊˚⊹☆")[[How long?]]

<p style="text-align: left;"><div id="dialogueBox"></div> <script>typeWriter("dialogueBox", "It depends entirely on the type and severity of the space weather event, but the disruptions are rarely permanent. Some effects can be over in minutes, while others can last for days or even weeks in the case of a very extreme storm.", 3);</script></p>☄︎₊˚⊹☆ (click:"☄︎₊˚⊹☆")[[That's all.]]

<div id="dialogueBox"></div> <script>typeWriter("dialogueBox", "Thank you so much for playing the farmer! I hope you learnt something from the Q&A session! Would you like to play as the game developer now?", 3);</script> ☄︎₊˚⊹☆ (click:"☄︎₊˚⊹☆")[[Game Developer]]

<div id="dialogueBox"></div> <script>typeWriter("dialogueBox", "Fortunately, the signals came back a few minutes later. However, you never got to learn how it all happened. Would you like to retry?", 3);</script> ☄︎₊˚⊹☆ (click:"☄︎₊˚⊹☆")[[LAUNCH THE ROCKET SHIP]]

<div id="dialogueBox"></div> <script>typeWriter("dialogueBox", "Once the power came back, he researched on what happened just a few minutes ago. He discovered that it was an event called the Space Weather.", 3);</script> [[What happened?!]]

<div id="dialogueBox"></div> <script>typeWriter("dialogueBox", "How does space weather affect electricity and power systems?", 3);</script>SEARCH (click:"SEARCH")["Space weather, primarily in the form of geomagnetic storms, affects power systems by inducing geomagnetically induced currents (GICs) in long conductors like power lines. These GICs can saturate transformer cores, causing overheating, damage, and potential power outages. The severity of impacts depends on the grid's design, mitigation measures, and the strength of the solar event." ] [[That's all]]

<div id="dialogueBox"></div> <script>typeWriter("dialogueBox", "Thank you so much for playing the game developer! We do apologize of how short it is.. If you haven't already, play as the farmer!", 3);</script> ☄︎₊˚⊹☆ (click:"☄︎₊˚⊹☆")[[Farmer]]