Hazards

This is a subtopic of the main page, Life on Mars.

Some special precautions have to be made to survive some hazards that make life on Mars harder.

Covering the whole planet and lasting months can drastically reduce the solar panels efficiency which affects all life systems.
 * Dust storms:

From times to times, the Sun emits a strong burst of radiation that can do serious harm to human health. On Earth those discharges are eliminated by its magnetosphere. As Mars does not have a magnetic field, the radiation passes through the atmosphere almost untouched.
 * Solar Flare:

Because of the thin atmosphere and proximity with the asteroid belt that lies between Mars and Jupiter, martian ground is bombarded with a relatively frequently with asteroids.(needs source)
 * Asteroids: