Forwarded from The Noticer
Sunny surprise
The worst thing our Sun can do against us isn't the heat, but the solar storms. Apparently the worst case of a solar storm was back in 1859 - the Carrington Event. The only high tech humanity had back then were the telegraph networks - and they were fried, together with some telegraph operators.
Apparently the Earth's magnetosphere can't protect us from the solar superstorms, given what happened in 1859. Magnetosphere was overloaded, and did nothing.
Now remember how much humanity relies on electronic everything. From the mere data exchange to the global knowledge keeping - it all relies on docile Sun. If an another Carrington Event happens - the heat and the forest fires will be the least of our worries.
Now, back to the doom-scrolling about the boring events that happen on Earth. Enough of this inevitable space horror beyond our comprehension.
#Earth #Sun #space
The worst thing our Sun can do against us isn't the heat, but the solar storms. Apparently the worst case of a solar storm was back in 1859 - the Carrington Event. The only high tech humanity had back then were the telegraph networks - and they were fried, together with some telegraph operators.
Apparently the Earth's magnetosphere can't protect us from the solar superstorms, given what happened in 1859. Magnetosphere was overloaded, and did nothing.
Now remember how much humanity relies on electronic everything. From the mere data exchange to the global knowledge keeping - it all relies on docile Sun. If an another Carrington Event happens - the heat and the forest fires will be the least of our worries.
Now, back to the doom-scrolling about the boring events that happen on Earth. Enough of this inevitable space horror beyond our comprehension.
#Earth #Sun #space
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