'Potentially catastrophic' solar storm identified in ancient tree rings

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Scientists have discovered the most powerful solar storm ever recorded using ancient tree rings from the French Alps.Earth was hit by the largest-ever detected solar storm 14,300 years ago, ancient tree rings reveal.

By studying ancient tree rings, the team found an unprecedented spike in radiocarbon levels that occurred 14,300 years ago.

The most recent confirmed Miyake Events occurred in 993 AD and 774 AD, respectively, but the newly identified 14,300-year-old storm is the largest-ever recorded — approximately twice as powerful as these two and 10 times more powerful than the famous

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