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re: Spinoff from the cell phone thing: solar storms
Posted on 2/22/24 at 4:16 pm to Darth_Vader
Posted on 2/22/24 at 4:16 pm to Darth_Vader
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If so, when could we expect such a storm again?
Anytime but the best guess is once every 500 years. We dodged one as powerful as the Carrington event back in 2012.
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what would be the impact of such an event on today’s world where we rely on cellular technology and electrical grids, without which our civilization would be thrown into chaos?
It would be a really bad time for some folks. It wouldnt be a worldwide black out but parts of the planet could lose power for months. This would cause major disruption to transport, food supplies, emergency and hospital services, pumping operations that would quickly affect water and fuel supplies, sewage systems etc..
And the worst news... Carrington Event was a powerful CME but certainly not the most powerful in recorded history either.
This post was edited on 2/22/24 at 4:17 pm
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Posted on 2/22/24 at 4:34 pm to ThuperThumpin
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It would be a really bad time for some folks.
Could be.
The impact from CMEs are REALLY hard to predict. There are so many factors. With that said the sun ejects CMEs on the regular it just so happens that we are not in the path (which is normal) and/or our magnetosphere is doing it's job and protecting us.
But with the proper trajectory, timing and energy a CME could be really bad.
Probably the best place for your electronic devices would be under a metal roof or inside your car surrounded by metal...acting as a tesla cage, I guess.
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