Just how bad could a big solar storm be in the internet age? And how would Australia be affected? - ABC News

In 1859 a massive solar storm knocked out the telegraph, but back then there was no electricity or internet. So what would happen if a storm that big hit today?

Samuel McGowan was an early adopter of technology for his time. Within a year of arriving in Victoria in 1853 from Canada, the entrepreneurial engineer had overseen the construction of the southern … [+11605 chars]

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