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From blizzards to hurricanes, the storms that start on Earth can be bad enough. Though our ability to predict those events has gone from non-existent to fairly accurate, knowing that something is coming and being adequately prepared for it are two different things. That brings us to another natural phenomenon: a geomagnetic storm. Triggered by events in space, these storms disrupt our planet’s magnetic field. For three days in 1921, the most powerful geomagnetic storm to occur in the 20th century disrupted radio waves, caused fires, and wreaked havoc on the telegraph system. Looking back at the events of 100 years ago raises one unnerving question: what would happen if a storm like that hit today?
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