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And so being young and dipped in folly I fell in love with melancholy.
Edgar Allan Poe (via felicite)
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Solar Flare: What If Biggest Known Sun Storm Hit Today?
Repeat of 1859 space-weather event could paralyze modern life, experts say.
A powerful sun storm—associated with the second biggest solar flare of the current 11-year sun cycle—is now hitting Earth, so far with few consequences. But the potentially “severe geomagnetic storm,” in NASA’s words, could disrupt power grids, radio communications, and GPS as well as spark dazzling auroras.
The storm expected Thursday, though, won’t hold a candle to an 1859 space-weather event, scientists say—and it’s a good thing too.
If a similar sun storm were to occur in the current day—as it well could—modern life could come to a standstill, they add.
Image courtesy SDO/NASA
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