Carrington Event of 1859

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The Carrington Event of 1859 was a very strong solar flare, the strongest ever recorded. It happened after the Sun was devoid of Sunspots, like it was recently. Scientists predict we could see another Carrington event between 2011 to 2013. If something like it happened, the power grid would be fried and there would be power outages for months to a year. It would make Hurricane Katrina a walk through the park.

A Super Solar Flare
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008 ... nflare.htm

Could another Carrington Event destroy our economy?
http://factoidz.com/could-another-carri ... r-economy/
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