Ep. 101: The Carrington Event Solar Storm

About this episode

Ian and Liv discuss the Carrington Event, a solar storm that affected Earth in 1859, exploring its implications and effects.

Season 10 is here! In this one, Ian and Liv talk about a cosmic anomaly where the Sun launched a solar storm of magnetism and plasma that blasted the Earth in 1859. The result? Wild auroras and electrical malfunction across the planet. Was it the end of times, or just regular times? Spoiler: it was both and neither. Also, Liv wishes the Earth would lose power. Ian quotes Charlie the Unicorn.

People in this episode

Hosts: Ian Terbovich, Olivia Scarano

Topics covered

• solar storm
• Carrington Event
• cosmic anomaly
• auroras
• electrical malfunction
• history
• science

Keywords

• solar storm
• Carrington Event
• 1859
• auroras
• electrical malfunction
• cosmic anomaly
• history
• science

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