struck Earth 150 years ago today, shorting out telegraph wires and resulting in magnificent auroras observed as far south as Panama. Such an event, if it occurred today, could disrupt the electrical grid, paralyze communications and transportation systems.
UPDATE: Telegraphs Ran on Electric Air in Crazy 1859 Magnetic Storm
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
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