Intense magnetic storms can even disable communication satellites.
The more information that can be gathered about historic
intense magnetic storms, the greater the opportunity to mitigate disruption of power grids in a future event.
The so - called Carrington Event of 1859 began with a bright solar flare and an ejection of magnetized, high - energy particles that produced the most
intense magnetic storm ever recorded on Earth.
About 18 hours later,
an intense magnetic storm hit Earth.
Not exact matches
SAN FRANCISCO — The northern lights are just one manifestation of the
magnetic and electrical frenzy sparked in Earth's upper atmosphere by solar
storms; most of those
intense currents were always to remain invisible.
Since
intense solar
storms can disturb the
magnetic field, the scientists wanted to determine whether they could, by extension, actually interfere with animals» internal compasses and lead them astray.