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I'm sure the solar proton storm that hit right as Chile was sun facing had nothing to do with it. /s https://spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=25&month=0
by webdoodle 2y ago
I'm sure the solar proton storm that hit right as Chile was sun facing had nothing to do with it. /s
https://spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=25&month=02&year=2025 https://spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=25&month=02&...
FYI - The 3rd worlds power grid, mostly near the equator isn't as resilient to solar storms as the U.S. and other nations in the Northern Hemisphere who've had to harden there grids against such things due to repeated solar incidents. Often because they have no redundancy when a line surges.
- qwertox 2y ago[flagged]
- bigtimesink 2y agoChile is further south than you think and more developed than you think. Unlike most of Latin America, the tap water in Chile is generally safe to drink, so their electric grid might also be better than you expect.