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TIL that in 2012 a large solar storm nearly missed Earth by a margin of nine days. If it hit, it could have caused damages to a cost of around $2.6 trillion. (en.wikipedia.org)
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[-] scarecrow365@reddthat.com 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
  • laughs in Texas *
[-] SandbagTiara2816@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

God bless the Eastern Interconnection lol

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