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A solar storm of colossal power occurred in the Middle Ages
An event that went unnoticed in the low-tech Middle Ages could greatly harm modern electronic civilization.
Solar storms have a subtle but noticeable impact on modern life. They mainly affect weather-sensitive people and some communication systems. But this is nothing compared to the devastating impact that truly powerful solar storms, similar to those that already occurred in the pre-industrial era, can have.
According to Live Science, a team of researchers from the University of Arizona (USA) is carefully studying tree rings to find evidence of colossal solar storms known as Miyake events. These space weather events are so rare that…