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Solar flare: What would happen if a Carrington-class or Miyake-class

Solar flare superstorm: The real impact on power, banking and communications.

A Carrington-class or Miyake-class solar flare reaching Earth today would cause unprecedented disruption to global electrical grids and satellite-based communication systems. While the 1859 Carrington Event remains the most famous historical solar storm, recent dendrochronological evidence has revealed the existence of Miyake events, which are significantly more powerful and occur …

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