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Their study underscores the potential for modern space storms to rival or even surpass the power of the most extreme geomagnetic disturbance in recorded history, the Carrington event of 1859.

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In 1859, a massive solar storm known as the Carrington event sent a powerful solar ejection toward Earth, disrupting communications on the ground. If such an event were to happen in today's ...

In 1859, for example, an intense solar storm known as the Carrington Event sent global telegraph systems on the fritz, (literally) shocking operators who watched in awe as sparks allegedly flew ...

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They suggest an extreme space weather event is likely to occur once every 100 years, although smaller events will happen more frequently. In 1859, the Carrington Event - most extreme solar storm ...

Comparing [May's] storm to the 1859 Carrington Event – the largest storm in the modern scientific record – [May's] event looks more modest. The Carrington Event was probably two to three times ...

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The most extreme space weather event observed to date, known as the Carrington Event, took place in September 1859. Even though electricity was not widely in use at the time, sparks were induced ...