In the case of a question or topic of research that does not yet have a consensus answer among experts, the answer usually lies near the median of reasonable ex

In the case of a question or topic of research that does not yet have a consensus answer among experts, the answer usually lies near the median of reasonable expert positions. Most "news" stories of Carrington Event-type catastrophes are not reasonable but sensationalist. Pure speculation to get ad revenue. Comments on reddit or various internet fora are about as good as Amazon reviews. So your first order of business, save becoming an expert yourself, is to discard all commentary on Carrington events not produced by those with sufficient expertise to illuminate beyond speculation - electrical engineers, space weather physicists, etc. That will eliminate 99% of page hits on Google, probably. From what remains you'll find a much smaller range of answers. Usually much more boring.