The Carrington Event was the most intense geomagnetic storm in recorded history, peaking on 1โ2 September 1859 during solar cycle 10. It created strong auroral displays that were reported globally and caused sparking and even fires in telegraph stations. The geomagnetic storm was most likely the result of a coronal mass ejection (CME) from the...
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