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Terrifying 1859-type solar storm can strike Earth AGAIN soon; Know what can happen
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Terrifying 1859-type solar storm can strike Earth AGAIN soon; Know what can happen

[ad_1] In 1859, the world witnessed the most destructive solar storm on record, known as the Carrington event. But could a similarly intense solar event again take place soon? Find out. Solar storms as a cosmic nuisance have been present since the origin of the Sun itself. But most of these are minor to moderate in intensity that do not really impact us in a major way. The Earth regularly deals with shortwave radio blackouts, GPS disruptions and even minor satellite damage, but that has been the limit, more or less, of its powers in recent years. However, solar storms are capable of extreme levels of destruction. History tells us about one such terrifying occurrence that changed our views on just how powerful explosions on the Sun can be. It happened in 1859 and we know it as the Carr...
The most POWERFUL solar storm to ever hit Earth; The TRUTH behind Carrington event
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The most POWERFUL solar storm to ever hit Earth; The TRUTH behind Carrington event

[ad_1] The Carrington event was the largest solar storm strike to the Earth in recorded history. But just how powerful was it? Find out. This year has been particularly bad in terms of being affected by solar storms. Earlier, we saw 40 Starlink satellites by Elon Musk led SpaceX crash and burn due to a fast moving solar storm. Then, there have been multiple radio blackouts in Africa, Middle East, South-East Asia and Europe throughout the years due to these solar disturbances. And recently, one such solar storm even delayed the rescue operations in the USA after hurricane Ian. But, still we should feel lucky that none of these storms were as bad as the Carrington event. Read on to know what happened in 1859.The most powerful solar storm in recorded historyThe strongest solar storm ever...