Terrifying 1859-type solar storm can strike Earth AGAIN soon; Know what can happen

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Solar storms as a cosmic nuisance have been present since the origin of the Sun itself. But most of these are minor to moderate in intensity that do not really impact us in a major way. The Earth regularly deals with shortwave radio blackouts, GPS disruptions and even minor satellite damage, but that has been the limit, more or less, of its powers in recent years. However, solar storms are capable of extreme levels of destruction. History tells us about one such terrifying occurrence that changed our views on just how powerful explosions on the Sun can be. It happened in 1859 and we know it as the Carrington event. And some experts believe that the next Carrington event is not far away.

Occurring between September 1 and 2, 1859, the Carrington event is the worst solar storm recorded in history. There might have been worse but we have no historical records of them. It was a G5-class solar storm, believed to be caused by coronal mass ejection (CME) particles striking the upper atmosphere of the Earth. Even with limited technological advancement, the world had begun using electronic instruments such as the telegraph. And the telegraph itself became the biggest victim of this solar storm

At the time, the greatest communication system for humans was the telegraph and the entire world relied upon it for receiving and sending information quickly. However, as the dreadful solar storm struck our planet, the entire global telegraph network failed. It was not just limited to that. The telegraph operators reported receiving electric shocks upon touching the instruments, telegraph paper spontaneously caught fire and some equipment started working without being connected to any power source. Apart from that, power grid failures were