Solar Storms Hitting Earth Could be Catastrophic

 Many years ago we blogged on The Carrington Event.  It happened back in the late 1800’s when electricity had just started to be used in America and power lines mostly ran along railroad lines to connect rail stations.  A solar storm of such strength scored a direct hit on planet earth and fired all the electrical lines and even lit the rail stations on fire because the lines got so hot.  Scientists tell us this will happen again and when it does may knock out all vehicles with electronic ignition and may knock out the entire US power grid.  If you want to, ponder how quickly America, and the world, would turn into Armageddon and chaos if the lights went out for 6 months.  Science says it could happen.  If it did happen,  chances are better it would happen during a solar maximum which happens in 2023.

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The solar maximum, which occurs in 2023 at the end of the Sun's 11-year cycle, is soon to arrive. The occurrence of solar storms has become more frequent recently, albeit their power is still relatively low. Because of this, these solar storms have not caused any harm to Earth except for producing  auroras in the northern sky and briefly disrupting radio communications. A horrifying development, however, may soon change all that. 

The number of sunspots and concomitant unstable eruptions on its surface will grow as it approaches that location. And as a result, one of the most catastrophic solar storm catastrophes to ever strike Earth is possible. And indeed, it is capable of great destruction. 

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/destructive-solar-storms-are-possible-as-sun-approaches-height-of-its-terrifying-solar-cycle/articleshow/93730739.cms