garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 9 months agoTIL that in 2012 a large solar storm nearly missed Earth by a margin of nine days. If it hit, it could have caused damages to a cost of around $2.6 trillion.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1151arrow-down18
arrow-up1143arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 2012 a large solar storm nearly missed Earth by a margin of nine days. If it hit, it could have caused damages to a cost of around $2.6 trillion.en.wikipedia.orggarfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 9 months agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squarecan@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·9 months ago Yeah but the power going out is what is supposed to happen. Its a good thing. It means the fault was cleared and the area made safe. No, it means a tree fell on a power line.
No, it means a tree fell on a power line.