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When were other solar storms that have affected the earth and what happened?
March 1989: A geomagnetic storm resulted in communications blackouts, a major power outage in Quebec, Canada, and the loss of positional knowledge for over 1,000 space objects for nearly a week.
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A solar storm the size of the Carrington Event could knock out the backbone of the Internet
A geomagnetic storm three times smaller than the Carrington Event occurred in Quebec, Canada, in March 1989. The storm caused the Hydro-Quebec electrical grid to collapse. During the storm ...
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A powerful solar storm is due to hit Earth on New Year's Eve, sparking beautiful auroras. Here's how to see them.
Geomagnetic storms are notoriously hard to forecast ... that can overwhelm power systems and underwater pipelines. On March 10, 1989, a huge solar flare caused a storm that surged the Quebec ...