A Large Solar Storm Could Knock out the Power Grid and the Internet—An Electrical Engineer Explains How - Nextgov

Every few centuries the sun blasts the Earth with a huge amount of high-energy particles. If it were to happen today, it would wreak havoc on technology.

On Sept. 1 and 2, 1859, telegraph systems around the world failed catastrophically. The operators of the telegraphs reported receiving electrical shocks, telegraph paper catching fire, and being able… [+7458 chars]

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