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Solar Storm Sparks Widespread US Blackouts, Leaving 1.4 Million in Darkness
Puerto Rico Plunged Into Darkness Amid Geomagnetic Storm (Include image: Crowd in darkened San Juan street with caption: "Over 1.4 million lost power during the island-wide blackout.") More than 1.4 million people in Puerto Rico faced a total power outage on Wednesday, with authorities linking the crisis to a simultaneous severe geomagnetic storm. The island’s […]
Imminent Solar Storm Threatens Global Power Grids with Hours-Long Blackouts
Massive Solar Storm Threatens Power Grids and Sparks Aurora Displays A powerful solar storm is impacting Earth, raising concerns over potential radio blackouts, GPS disruptions, and power grid instability across the U.S. The geomagnetic storm, classified as G3 (strong) on a scale from G1 to G5, follows a coronal mass ejection (CME) from the sun […]