Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoSolar Storm to Hit Earth Today Causing GPS and Radio Disruptionwww.newsweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1212arrow-down16cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1206arrow-down1external-linkSolar Storm to Hit Earth Today Causing GPS and Radio Disruptionwww.newsweek.comRapidcreek@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square28fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareLunch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·10 months agoThis is so fascinating and cool at the same time, crazy how things work around us!
minus-square0110010001100010@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·edit-210 months agoThe biggest solar event in recorded history happened in 1859. A similar storm today would be devastating on our current way of life around the globe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrington_Event
minus-squareBobGnarley@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·10 months agoI wonder if something like that hit today if it would fry all of our satellites
This is so fascinating and cool at the same time, crazy how things work around us!
The biggest solar event in recorded history happened in 1859. A similar storm today would be devastating on our current way of life around the globe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrington_Event
I wonder if something like that hit today if it would fry all of our satellites