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Topic	A Solar Space Hurricane might hit Earth in 2025. Should we be worried?
Medussa 07/09/21 7:40:06 AM #9:	Zikten posted... Wasn't there a global EMP burst from the sun in the 1800s and just nobody noticed at the time? no, they noticed. it fried the telegraph lines. the next time it happens, it'll kill most of the satellites, the power grid, vehicles, computers, and a whole lot of people who depend on those things not being offline for more than a few hours at a time. thankfully, the CMEs that cause them are pretty rare, and the earth is a relatively small target. --- Boom! That's right, this is all happening! You cannot change the channel now! My only skills are brick throwing and frog being! <cite>Medussa posted [p:955900516] in A Solar Sp... [t:79555868]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted... </cite> <quote>Wasn't there a global EMP burst from the sun in the 1800s and just nobody noticed at the time?</quote> no, they noticed. it fried the telegraph lines. the next time it happens, it'll kill most of the satellites, the power grid, vehicles, computers, and a whole lot of people who depend on those things not being offline for more than a few hours at a time. thankfully, the CMEs that cause them are pretty rare, and the earth is a relatively small target. --- Boom! That's right, this is all happening! You cannot change the channel now! My only skills are brick throwing and frog being!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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