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> The analysis shows that ‘severe’ magnetic storms occurred in 42 out of the last 150 years, and ‘great’ super-storms occurred in 6 years out of 150 That seems
by EarthLaunch 5y ago
> The analysis shows that ‘severe’ magnetic storms occurred in 42 out of the last 150 years, and ‘great’ super-storms occurred in 6 years out of 150
That seems extremely imminent, like in my lifetime. How many of these events would shut down tech for months or years? Are those odds worth risking civilization over?
- 8note 5y agoAs far as space weather goes, I remember the forecast being severe all through September while I was doing magnetic surveying in northern Sask. Sever might not be so dangerous
- hownottowrite 5y agoHow many? Like zero. Big storms happen all the time. They’ll knock out a few power stations or shake up GPS and communications. The Carrington level events are far more rare. We had a near miss in 2012. That would’ve been very exciting.