Nobody living today can remember two significant events that occurred in September 1859. These events were separated by a 24-hour break. Humanity’s ever-dependable friend, the Sun, sent two ‘death rays’ our way, sometimes referred to in technical jargon as CMEs, or Coronal Mass Ejections. Solar storms.
Humankind had not noticed, nor had they ever been affected by these regular solar events in the past, as they primarily impact electrical technology.
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