Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Another Carrington Event?

Despite the click bait headline, this article details the very real threat that solar flares present to our technology. While there is only a one in eight chance that such a flare might happen before the year 2020, it's a certainty long term. One that we really ought to be planning for to minimize its effects when it does happen.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/science/737882/solar-storm-WIPE-OUT-modern-technology-carrington-event

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