- On 4 August 1972, during the Vietnam war, a single geomagnetic storm detonated dozens of sea mines south of Hai Phong, North Vietnam. This was due to the magnetic field fluctuations caused by the storm to which the mines were senitive. Later it was shown that in total, more than 4000 mines exploded. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018SW002024 2 comments science
- On the Little‐Known Consequences of the 4 August 1972 Ultra‐Fast Coronal Mass Ejecta https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2018sw002024 3 comments science
- Scientists conclude that a series of 20-25 undersea mine explosions in 1972 (during Vietnam War) in the waters off Vietnam were likely due to a 'Carrington‐class' solar storm event https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2018sw002024 7 comments science
Linking pages
- Solar storms can wreak havoc. We need better space weather forecasts https://www.sciencenews.org/article/sun-solar-storms-earth-havoc-space-weather-forecasts 243 comments
- Did a Huge Solar Storm Detonate Deep Sea Mines During the Vietnam War? | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/did-huge-solar-storm-detonate-mines-during-vietnam-war-180970771/?platform=hootsuite 11 comments
- Massive Solar Storm Detonated Hidden American Bombs During the Vietnam War, Navy Records Show | Live Science https://www.livescience.com/64062-mines-solar-storm-1972-vietnam.html 1 comment
- The Sun Set Off 4,000 Sea Mines During the Vietnam War - Atlas Obscura https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/solar-storm-sets-off-mines 1 comment
- Blasts from the past: how massive solar eruptions 'probably' detonated dozens of US sea mines https://theconversation.com/blasts-from-the-past-how-massive-solar-eruptions-probably-detonated-dozens-of-us-sea-mines-105983 0 comments