@Renneder@sh.itjust.worksM to BecomeMe@sh.itjust.works • 1 year 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.ukmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-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.uk@Renneder@sh.itjust.worksM to BecomeMe@sh.itjust.works • 1 year agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-square@Madison420@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•1 year 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-square@Drbreen@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink1•1 year 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!