Carrington Event

A “Carrington event” is something I had never heard of before.  Refers to a massive ejection of plamsa that hits the earth’s magnetic field.  British astronomer Richard Carrington observed such an event in 1859.  When the plasma hit the earth, the auroras stretched from the polar areas to close to the equators.  The telegraph system was strongly affected.  The problem with such an event happeneing today is that society is far more dependednt on networks that would are more vulnerable to serious (and often permanent) damage from an event of this magnitude.  Primarily the electrical grid.  Read the sobering details here.

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