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Solar Flare/Solar Storm/Carrington Event

In 1859 there was a Carrington Event, a powerful solar flare that transferred energy to the telegraph system. From Wikipedia: "Telegraph systems all over Europe and North America failed, in some cases giving telegraph operators electric shocks. Telegraph pylons threw sparks. Some telegraph syst...
by BrV
Mon Aug 04, 2014 11:23 am
 
Forum: What might collapse civilisation?
Topic: Solar Flare/Solar Storm/Carrington Event
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