[BenLurkin]

August 28, 1859

[Larry Lucido]

I hear those Carrington events were quite grand. (George Peppard was the first Blake Carrington, I'm told).

[Paul R.]

Per the article, with some warning

The best we could do now is simply try to minimize the damage.

I guess the question is, how much could we minimize the damage?

[Psalm 73]

"a Carrington-class event impacting Earth today would....cause widespread — if not global — electrical disruptions, blackouts, and damages to electrical grids.
"...Power restoration estimates range anywhere from a weak to ...more than a year to the hardest-hit regions.
"Electronic payment systems ...would likely crash,...as would ATMs..."

Almost inevitable at some point in time. Might not be in our lifetimes, but easily could.

Couple that with the possible intentional EMP attack and this type of disaster moves up on the "possible" scale considerably.

[Paul R.]

How do big time CME’s cause Carbon-14 to become deposited into tree rings?

(I’m not challenging that, I just wonder how / why it occurs.)