Could the Carrington Event happen again?
“In a world that is now so dependent on electricity and electronics, a similar event has the potential to cause widespread ...
India Today on MSN4d
How solar storms could bring our world to a standstill
Solar storms, intensified by the current solar cycle, endanger power grids, satellites, and essential systems. Experts urge ...
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Inauguration of Colaba Research Centre by DST Secretary to Revive Historic Geomagnetic Data for Future Space Weather Insights
The Colaba Research Centre of the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG) was inaugurated by Professor Abhay Karandikar, ...
Indian Institute of Geomagnetism to digitise archived data from over 180-yr-old observatory
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has inaugurated a research centre at the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG ...
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Next big solar storm could plunge the world into darkness
Solar storms pose a rising threat to power grids, satellites, and communications. Experts call for urgent preventive measures ...
Indian Defence Review1d
Scientists Warn of a Solar Storm That Could Leave the Planet in Darkness for Days
The next big solar storm could plunge the world into darkness, disrupting power grids, satellites, and communications on a ...
Electric Energy Online6d
Geomagnetic Storms and Geomagnetically Induced Currents
A geomagnetic storm occurs on the Earth when a disturbance on the Sun ... including the Carrington Event of 1859. The Carrington Event, occurring in the infancy of the electric industrial age, ...
Odisha Diary6d
Colaba Research Centre of IIG set to digitise archived data sets from the more than 180-year-old geomagnetic observatory
The Colaba Research Centre of Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG) was inaugurated by Secretary Department of Science and Technology (DST), Professor Abhay Karandikar.While inaugurating the centre, ...
Northern Lights Forecast: Geomagnetic Storm Could Bring Aurora Borealis To These States Tonight
The effects of a coronal mass ejection—a bubble of plasma that bursts from the sun’s surface—will likely impact Earth’s ...
Space.com3d
Aurora alert: Incoming solar storms could spark northern lights as far south as New York and Idaho tonight
Aurora chasers are on high alert for minor geomagnetic storm conditions from Jan. 24 through to Jan. 25. Northern lights might be visible over some northern and upper Midwest states. All aboard ...