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- Solar Storm of 1859 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_storm_of_1859 84 comments
- Solar storm of 1859 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_storm_of_1859 45 comments
- The Great Storm: Solar Tempest of 1859 Revealed (2003) http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/mystery_monday_031027.html 2 comments
- The Carrington Event: A recap of the most intense solar storms since 1859 https://www.thenationalnews.com/future/space/2024/05/13/carrington-event-solar-storm/ 13 comments space
- My in-laws had never heard of the Solar Storm of 1859 (Carrington Event), so I made this video to explain how important it was. https://youtu.be/1RDSCYSEFkc 12 comments space
- A solar storm like the 1859 Carrington Event could knock out power for a large swath of the U.S. for a year or more. How it could happen and what space weather researchers, government officials and utilities are doing to prepare. http://dme.engin.umich.edu/spaceweather 5 comments space
- Science, I wanted to know what the damage and effect on human life would be if the same solar storm that hit in 1859 were to hit today. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_storm_of_1859 286 comments askscience
- The Looming Threat Of A Solar Superstorm --- In 1859 a major solar storm, the "Carrington Event", hit Earth. Another came in 1921. What if one struck tomorrow? "If a Carrington Event happened right now it probably wouldn’t be a wake-up alarm—it would be a goodnight call" http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/space/deep/the-looming-threat-of-a-solar-superstorm-6643435 3 comments worldnews
- Scientists are beginning to understand a historic solar storm in 1859. One day, they say, it could happen again. Today is the 150th anniversary. http://www.shastatrails.com/astronomy.htm 7 comments space
- NASA: "If a solar storm similar to the 'Carrington Event' of 1859 occurred today, it could cause $1 to 2 trillion in damages." http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/29may_noaaprediction.htm 24 comments science
- TIL in 1859 there was a huge Solar Storm that created visible solar flares to the naked eye and caused telegraph paper to spontaneously catch fire! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/solar_storm_of_1859 3 comments reddit.com