A major solar storm could bring down the power grid and internet – an electrical engineer explains how it happened
On September 1 and 2, 1859, telegraph systems worldwide failed catastrophically. Telegraph operators reported receiving electric shocks, telegraph paper caught fire, and they were able to operate the equipment with the batteries removed. In the evening, the aurora borealis, better known as the northern lights, could be seen as far south as Colombia. Typically these… Read More »