The plane when flying at a 10 km or above altitude will have around 300 times more exposure to ionised radiation than on sea level. The energised particles produced by the ionospheric storm will also potentially cause damage and disrupt "microelectronic circuitry" due to single event effect (SEE), when the energised particles interconnect with the semiconductor device and causes system failure. Aircrew and the pilot in this situation during short circuiting of aircraft electrical equipment will be reprioritised of their work and cause detriment to the overall safety and wellbeing of the passengers. Ionospheric storms have a visible effect on satellites and satellite communication. The sudden increase of solar wind speed and “extreme space weather” as produced by the sun increases the radiation emitted. Solar cells on satellites will have a chance of being affected or destroyed and this will lead to disturbances in satellite communications and signals commonly used for various technologies. This disturbance can hinder the sending of signals such as in the form of broadcasting and data communications. Earthward solar winds and excessive radiation produced from it has limited effect on the climate. The radiation emitted by solar wind only reaches the highest layers of the Earth's atmosphere, including the ionosphere. In the lower atmospheres, where climate change is able to be recorded and monitored, there are minimal trends supporting an ionospheric storm's impact. It is recorded that the increase of solar wind during March 2012 in the United States “coincided” with the heat waves that occurred at the time. The impact on climate in accordance with ionospheric storms based on modern technology is shown to have little to no impact. Due to the disturbances of signals in the ionosphere caused by ionospheric storms, GPS systems are drastically affected. In the late 20th and 21st centuries GPS signals are incorporated within various phones, so the commonality of its use has majorly increased since its release. It is a significant piece of technology that is almost entirely affected as it serves the purpose of displaying direction, which can disable people from being able to tell directions. Directional equipment in aircraft like Global Navigation Satellite Services (GNSS) is also used, however is compromised by radiation damage on satellites and solar cells which all for this navigation system to work. When aircraft loses access to GNSS in the event of an ionospheric storm, back up aircraft procedures are available. During the Carrington Event in 1859 where there were only a limited number of available measuring technologies, the full extent of the impacts could not be precisely recorded apart from recounts in newspaper articles written in 1859.