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A few notes. Carrington type events are random. So while we are "closer" to the next event, it is no more likely in the next 150 years as it was in the past 150 years. We always have a 1/150 chance of an event per year regardless of the number of preceding years.

The solar system takes 225 million years to orbit the galaxy.

The magnetic flux of a Carrington event amounts to a few volts per meter. Disasterous for the grid. Manageable for cars and homes, in the noise for electronics.

You'll see data loss, but the hardware will be fine. Consumer electronics are regularly subjected to 50,000 volts in esd testing.

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Daniel Wigton 1y ago

Correction. I was wrong about ESD testing voltage. It is 15,000 volts, not 50,000.

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