The Carrington Event — the most powerful solar storm in history In 1859, the Earth was hit by the strongest geomagnetic storm ever recorded. It was called the Carrington Event. It was caused by a coronal mass ejection (CME). The cloud of solar plasma reached the planet in just 17.6 hours, although it usually takes 2-3 days. The storm caused bright auroras, telegraph failure, electric shocks to operators, and fires at stations. If such a storm occurred today, satellites, communications, the Inter

The Carrington Rally - Steam & Heritage Show is back! The two-day event continues on Sunday. Scott Dalton caught up with chairman Alex Bell as part of our first Summer Saturday from the show. Catch-up with the full programme here 👉 bbc.in/CarringtonShow | BBC Lincolnshire

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