The Carrington Event 1859 – What History’s Worst Solar Storm Tells Us About Our Future

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On September 1, 1859, British astronomer Richard Carrington witnessed something extraordinary: a massive white-light solar flare erupting from a cluster of sunspots. What followed seventeen hours later would become the…[...]

Solar Flare Warning Space Weather and Disaster Preparedness is a Must

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If you've been seeing headlines about solar storm activity lately, you're witnessing something scientists have been tracking with increasing concern: we're in the middle of solar maximum, and the sun…[...]