How a Rare Solar ‘Superflare’ Could Cripple Humanity
By Robert Roy Britt – Jun 20, 2019 Our networked, electrified society makes us uniquely vulnerable to the effects of sudden solar weather https://onezero.medium.com/how-a-rare-solar-superflare-could-cripple-humanity-4623b66ae6a7 ·
Rare ‘superflares’ could one day threaten Earth
June 10, 2019 • By Daniel Strain Now, new research shows with more confidence than ever before that superflares can occur on older, quieter stars like our own—albeit more rarely,[…]
Could a superflare happen on our sun?
In recent years, astronomers probing the edges of the Milky Way have observed very strong explosions on stars, which they’ve dubbed “superflares,” that have energies[…]
What are the chances of a hazardous solar superflare?
By Stephen Battersby, November 19, 2019 On March 1, 2010, the Kepler space telescope spotted a distant star brighten slightly. Compared with the ferocious intensity[…]
When is the sun’s next ‘Superflare’ due?
Last bombardment exploded telegraph wires, pushed Northern Lights south In 1859, a massive solar flare bombarded Earth with so much energy that telegraph wires burst[…]
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