The increasing interconnectedness of modern technology amplifies the dangers posed by solar storms. Global economies rely on ...

“In a world that is now so dependent on electricity and electronics, a similar event has the potential to cause widespread disruptions and damage to the electronics aboard Earth-orbiting satellites, ...

Solar storms, intensified by the current solar cycle, endanger power grids, satellites, and essential systems. Experts urge ...

Solar storms pose a rising threat to power grids, satellites, and communications. Experts call for urgent preventive measures ...

No solar superstorm as powerful as the 1859 event has occurred since, so it is difficult to calculate what impact a comparable storm might have on today’s more wired world. A hint came with the ...

The three major solar storms in human history all happened in quick succession — in 1859, 1872 and 1921 — now over a century ago. The most intense solar storm was the so-called “Carrington ...

The Victorians also struggled with the effect of space weather in 1859 when a huge solar eruption caused a geomagnetic storm that interfered with railway signalling and telegraph lines.