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Scientists Discover Proof of Previous Excessive Solar Storms, Warn of Potential Technological Disaster

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September 26, 2024
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In 1859, when Charles Darwin revealed On the Origin of Species, the Earth skilled one of the highly effective photo voltaic storms in recorded historical past. Telegraph methods throughout Europe and North America malfunctioned, sparking fires in some locations. This occasion, later often known as the Carrington occasion, was preceded by the primary confirmed statement of a photo voltaic flare, an intense burst of radiation from the Sun. The flare set off sensible auroras throughout the skies, signalling the onset of the photo voltaic storm. While the Carrington occasion was intense, new analysis reveals that much more excessive photo voltaic storms have occurred up to now.

Radiocarbon Clues from Tree Rings

Scientists have uncovered proof of those historical storms by finding out radiocarbon ranges in tree rings. Fusa Miyake, a researcher from Nagoya University, led a crew that found abrupt spikes in radiocarbon concentrations, indicating excessive photo voltaic storms. Their findings embrace occasions reminiscent of these in AD774, AD993, and even additional again in 660BC and 5259BC. These photo voltaic storms had been a lot stronger than the Carrington occasion, with essentially the most intense storm on file occurring round 14,370 years in the past, close to the top of the final ice age.

Impact on Modern Technology

Solar storms happen when the Sun ejects charged particles that penetrate Earth’s magnetic subject. These storms can disrupt our technological infrastructure, together with satellites, energy grids, and communication networks. The occasions recognized in tree rings counsel that our trendy world can be susceptible to such an occasion. With photo voltaic storms able to shutting down world methods, scientists are working to know their frequency and depth by finding out historical bushes worldwide. This analysis not solely improves radiocarbon courting but additionally helps us put together for future photo voltaic storms, which may have devastating results on immediately’s interconnected society.

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