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To: danamco

Please enlighten us about your thoughts on the solar storm of 1859, also known as the Carrington event? I am very interested to hear you thoughts on it.


14 posted on 07/29/2015 8:33:00 AM PDT by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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To: Kartographer
The premise of One Second After is an EMP attack. Suppose that would be like a major Carrington event.

The March 1989 solar storm shorted out the Quebec power grid for 9 hrs. 9 days would be testing the veneer of civility.

26 posted on 07/29/2015 8:48:15 AM PDT by zek157
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To: Kartographer

Good point.
A much more serious issue than Global Warming and likely to happen within next 200 years.


32 posted on 07/29/2015 9:18:37 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: Kartographer

1859, hmmm. Way before my time!

However, I was radio-operator from 1947 to 1981 in the Merchant Marine and on weather stations in Greenland one time 400 miles from the North Pole!!

The majority of radio communications was on short waves. We were constantly advised of Sun-Spots interfering on our effectiveness or ineffectiveness on successful radio contacts, good or impossible some times depending on our positions and clock time. Bottom line NOTHING we would be special upset by as being part of our jobs!!!


69 posted on 07/29/2015 7:11:38 PM PDT by danamco (-)
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To: Kartographer

Still remember Y2K we were told ships could not sail or aircrafts fly, ROTLMSO!!!


70 posted on 07/29/2015 7:13:25 PM PDT by danamco (-)
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