In 1859, astronomer Richard Carrington witnessed the most powerful solar storm in recorded history, which caused telegraph systems to explode and operators to receive severe electric shocks, while the northern lights appeared as far south as the Caribbean; if such an event occurred today, it would destroy all satellites, shut down the internet, and collapse power grids worldwide, potentially sending civilization back to the 1800s in a single day.
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Did you know that [music] in 1859, the sun almost ended civilization as we know it? It was September 1st when telegraph operator [music] Richard Carrington was studying the sun through his telescope.
Suddenly, he saw [music] something that had never been recorded before. A massive white light erupted from the sun's surface. What he didn't know was that he had just [music] witnessed the most powerful solar storm in recorded history. Within 18 [music] hours, the invisible wave of charged particles slammed into Earth. Telegraph lines across Europe [music] and North America exploded into flames. Operators received electric shocks so severe that some were thrown across rooms. [music] But the strangest part, the northern lights appeared as far south as the Caribbean. People in Cuba [music] and Jamaica watched the sky burn red and green, convinced the world was ending.
Some telegraph [music] systems kept working even after being unplugged, powered entirely by the storm itself.
Here's the terrifying part. If the Carrington event happened [music] today, it would destroy every satellite, shut down the internet, and collapse power [music] grids worldwide. Our entire civilization could be sent back to the 1800s in a single day, and there's absolutely [music] nothing we could do to stop it.
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