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They won't affect your phone or laptop, but transformers along the longer ranges of the grid are unprotected. An X-class flare won't do anything. But in the si
by shakna 1y ago
They won't affect your phone or laptop, but transformers along the longer ranges of the grid are unprotected.
An X-class flare won't do anything. But in the size of the article? Localised temporary blackouts would be entirely unsurprising.
- cyberax 1y ago> They won't affect your phone or laptop, but transformers along the longer ranges of the grid are unprotected. They actually are. Protection against lightning strikes and atmospheric electricity is a part of the design for the high-voltage lines. CMEs might cause enough additional load on the lines to cause them to trip if they are close to failure already, and this is well-recognized and can be mitigated by load-shedding early.