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Solar Storm Secrets Unveiled: Tree Ring Evidence From the 1859 Carrington Event


A research group coordinated by the University of Helsinki was able to measure a spike in radiocarbon concentration of trees in Lapland that occurred after the Carrington flare. This discovery helps to prepare for dangerous solar storms. The Carrington Event of 1859 is one of the largest recorde

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