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The Carrington event supposedly took 17 hours to hit Earth, wouldn't the best option be to detect the CME and shutdown the grid before hand? I'd rather be with

by izend 6y ago

The Carrington event supposedly took 17 hours to hit Earth, wouldn't the best option be to detect the CME and shutdown the grid before hand? I'd rather be without power for 24 hours vs 3 months or longer.

mongol 6y ago
Yes it sounds like that, if it would be possible. Without power for 24 hours is inconvenience. Without for 3 months could equal mass starvation.
- firebaze 6y ago
  This is partially covered in the linked article.