The latest discovery of a Miyake-level solar storm only emphasizes that the disasters have struck with some regularity throughout history and likely will again.
A solar flare heads for the earth, which is partially protected by its magnetosphere. On Sept. 1, 1859, the brunt of a solar storm collided with Earth, disabling much of the world’s telegraph system. Sparks reportedly flew from telegraph machines, and the night sky turned an apocalyptic red, causing birds to chirp at what they thought was dawn.
, after the amateur astronomer, Richard Carrington, who observed the related sunspots that morning with his telescope.As dramatic as the Carrington Event was, it would have paled in comparison to a past solar storm recently detected by an international team. Working in the Drouzet River in the French Alps, the scientists
To double-check the finding, the researchers compared the date to beryllium levels – another chemical created by cosmic rays – in Greenland ice cores, and found confirmation.
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