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> While the Carrington Event has long been considered a once‐in‐a‐century catastrophe That seems dismissive of "once‐in‐a‐century" risks. We can't ignore "once
by SideburnsOfDoom 6y ago
> While the Carrington Event has long been considered a once‐in‐a‐century catastrophe
That seems dismissive of "once‐in‐a‐century" risks. We can't ignore "once‐in‐a‐century" risks? We're currently suffering though COVID-19, a "once‐in‐a‐century" pandemic.
"once‐in‐a‐century" is not the same as "unique" either. They cite several examples ... across several centuries. So what are they saying is the re-appraised frequency - once every 75 years?
- mekkkkkk 6y agoAgreed! Once in a century is disturbingly frequent when it comes to disasters like this. If it's even higher than that, then you start approaching a point where it's almost certain to be experienced during any given lifetime.