USA: Electrical storms attributed to sunspots (1940)

BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Recent severe electric storms in America now attributed to sunspots. Atlantic radio, long-distance telephones and? Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: Sunspots Play Queer Tricks in America USA: New York: EXT Gen. view man wearing headphones at radio-control room panel. Gen. view control at work. CU man plugging in on switchboard. Gen. view man at switchboard. CU hand at control panel. CU flash on board. Semi view girls at telephone switchboard. Gen. view men plug in on switchboard. CU & semi CU sun & Earth & path of electrons. Gen. view transmission supervisors working in control room. Gen. view transmitting room. Semi view map showing areas in black of U.S. without radio. CU sign ’Overseas Telephone - Radio Transmitting Station - American Telephone & Telegraph Company - Long Lines Department’.