Renneder@sh.itjust.worksM to BecomeMe@sh.itjust.works · 2 years agoHuge 'sunspot archipelago' 15 times wider than Earth is spotted on the Sun - and scientists warn it could bombard our planet with solar flares capable of causing devastating blackoutswww.dailymail.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down14
arrow-up125arrow-down1external-linkHuge 'sunspot archipelago' 15 times wider than Earth is spotted on the Sun - and scientists warn it could bombard our planet with solar flares capable of causing devastating blackoutswww.dailymail.co.ukRenneder@sh.itjust.worksM to BecomeMe@sh.itjust.works · 2 years agomessage-square6linkfedilink
minus-squareMadison420@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoWell no, we’ve had bad incidents. If you remember around 2000ish there was a pager and cellphone blackout because of flare activity. https://www.google.com/amp/s/tech.hindustantimes.com/amp/tech/news/the-solar-storm-that-shook-the-solar-system-know-all-about-the-shocking-bastille-day-event-71689407473952.html
minus-squaredragon-donkey3374@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoNo I don’t remember that one but thanks for the link!
Well no, we’ve had bad incidents. If you remember around 2000ish there was a pager and cellphone blackout because of flare activity.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/tech.hindustantimes.com/amp/tech/news/the-solar-storm-that-shook-the-solar-system-know-all-about-the-shocking-bastille-day-event-71689407473952.html
No I don’t remember that one but thanks for the link!