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minus-squareLurkingLuddite@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoNah, there have been bigger, even bigger ones that have hit Earth. Just not with electricity use so far. There have been big ones in recent history, too, and the grid took it relatively fine. Wikipedia has a nice concise list at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_solar_storms Particularly strong ones happened in 2003, 2024, and 2025.
Nah, there have been bigger, even bigger ones that have hit Earth. Just not with electricity use so far. There have been big ones in recent history, too, and the grid took it relatively fine.
Wikipedia has a nice concise list at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_solar_storms
Particularly strong ones happened in 2003, 2024, and 2025.