One of the most notable historical geomagnetic storms is the Carrington event of 1859, which is often cited as the most intense geomagnetic storm on record. Recent studies have utilized historical ...

“In a world that is now so dependent on electricity and electronics, a similar event has the potential to cause widespread disruptions and damage to the electronics aboard Earth-orbiting satellites, ...

Solar storms, intensified by the current solar cycle, endanger power grids, satellites, and essential systems. Experts urge ...

The Colaba Research Centre of the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG) was inaugurated by Professor Abhay Karandikar, ...

The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has inaugurated a research centre at the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG ...

History shows us the awe-inspiring potential of geomagnetic storms. The “Carrington Event” of 1859, named after astronomer Richard Carrington, unleashed the largest solar flare ever recorded ...

The next big solar storm could plunge the world into darkness, disrupting power grids, satellites, and communications on a ...

The solar radiation they release tends to come tens of minutes later, and a full geomagnetic storm – like ... we were left with just two data points: 1921 and 1859. In the meantime, plenty of smaller ...

A geomagnetic storm occurs on the Earth when a disturbance on the Sun ... including the Carrington Event of 1859. The Carrington Event, occurring in the infancy of the electric industrial age, ...

You could even add a few cosmic risks, such as a repeat of the 1859 Carrington Event where a solar mega-flare and the associated geomagnetic storm fry our electronic devices and wreck the power grid.