"In 1859, a CME known as the Carrington event produced auroras as far south as the equator and caused severe disruptions to the world's telegraph systems."
Interesting!
3 posted on 10/14/2009 8:34:15 PM PDT by BenLurkin
(Brave amateurs....they do their part.)
In 1859, a CME known as the Carrington event produced auroras as far south as the equator and caused severe disruptions to the world's telegraph systems."
Hogwash! Reliable sources say it was a squirrel who chewed thru one of the telegraph lines in New York.........
143 posted on 10/15/2009 3:23:46 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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