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Sam Wormley
May 3, 2012, 1:46:23 AM5/3/12
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Subject: 1859's "Great Auroral Storm"—the week the Sun touched the earth
Date: Thu, 03 May 2012 00:34:58 -0500
From: Sam Wormley <swor...@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: sci.physics
http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2012/05/1859s-great-auroral-stormthe-week-the-sun-touched-the-earth.ars
Alan Browne
May 3, 2012, 5:12:08 PM5/3/12
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etc. Per the sun forecasters an event such as 1859 is not an "if" but a
"when".
The main fear they have is that electric transformers world wide would
be destroyed. Electric co's do not have replacements lying around and
the larger transformers would take years to replace across a large system.
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"A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds."
-Samuel Clemens.
Vincent van der Laan
May 3, 2012, 5:29:55 PM5/3/12
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> NOVA last week was on the sun and predominantly about sun spots, CME's,
> etc. Per the sun forecasters an event such as 1859 is not an "if" but a
> "when".
>
> The main fear they have is that electric transformers world wide would
> be destroyed. Electric co's do not have replacements lying around and
> the larger transformers would take years to replace across a large system.
I'm also worried about satellites getting fried... especially navstar
Alan Browne
May 4, 2012, 5:18:06 PM5/4/12
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satellite nav systems temporarily to permanently.
If the electrical grid is as damaged as could be, satellite will be the
least of your worries.
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