[arrowsmith]

If we ever colonise Mars, will the colonies be more or less vulnerable to solar flares than Earth? Not that I know anything this subject, but my understanding is that Mars has a much thinner atmosphere than Earth, and no magnetosphere. Would that make solar flares more dangerous? Or would the colonists be protected by whatever habitat is protecting them from everything else on Mars?

What about electronic equipment that sits outside the human-habitable zones? Could it be fried by a solar flare that would be relatively harmless on Earth?

[elashri]

It woud need to be planned heavily and these Colonies would need to dig underground for protections during strong solar flares. Another option will be to use shields around the Colonies. Otherwise the short exposure will lead to traditions sickness which could lead to many complications. The longer exposure however would lead to cancer due to severe damage to tissues.

Also protecting electronics would be much harder. Your ability to do anything except digging during these times will be limited.