Scientists claim that tree rings may help us anticipate the next big solar storm. Astronomers Richard C. Carrington and Richard Hodgson saw the most powerful geomagnetic storm ever seen in history in September 1859, which was forever known as the Carrington Event.
The study found an ozone hole that was 400-kilometer wide after an auroral event. An international team of scientists has demonstrated that a particular type of aurora known as the "Isolated Proton Aurora" destroys the ozone layer in our atmosphere, as reported first by Interesting Engineering.