Earth orbiting satellites have just detected an X1-class solar flare from Earth-facing sunspot AR2887. The blast at 1535 UT on October 28th created a massive tsunami of plasma in the sun's atmosphere [read more: spaceweather.com]
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I’m sure I could google it but I’m curious what type of shielding would be useful in protecting personal electronics in the event of a damaging flare.
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My great-great-grandmother, who survived the Carrington event, used to say: «put your devices in the microwave». 😄 Jokes apart, someone even suggests that could work:
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