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To: Speakslow who wrote (25999)

2/4/2026 1:11:30 PM

From: B.K.Myers

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I see these solar storm warnings every couple of years. I often wondered what damage they have caused in the past.

Summary Table of Major Events

Year	Event	Damage Type	Notes
1859	Carrington Event	Telegraph fires, equipment damage	Strongest known storm
1972	Solar flare	AT&T network disruption	Also detonated naval mines
1989	Quebec blackout	Grid collapse, transformer damage	9-hour outage
2000	Bastille Day	Satellite & radio disruption	Strong X-class flare
2003	Halloween storms	Satellite failures, power issues	Sweden blackout
2022	Geomagnetic storm	Loss of 40 Starlink satellites	Atmospheric drag increase

Interesting, the biggest known storm to cause severe damage was in 1859.

1859 — The Carrington Event · Damage: Telegraph systems worldwide caught fire, shocked operators, and continued running even after being disconnected from power due to induced currents.

· Impact on electronics: Telegraph lines and equipment were the “electronics” of the era; many were destroyed or severely damaged.

· Why it mattered: It remains the strongest geomagnetic storm ever recorded.

B.K.

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