Geomagnetic storms like the Carrington Event can severely disrupt power grids, communications, and satellites, with future storms posing even greater threats. Telegraph networks all throughout the globe failed catastrophically on September 1 and 2, 1859. The telegraph operators reported feeling electrical shocks, telegraph paper catching fire, and being able to operate equipment without batteries. The … Continue reading Massive Geomagnetic Storm: Coronal Mass Ejection From the Sun Could Knock Out the Power Grid and Internet