Nope, try again. The biggest ones are just hitting now.

Where is the proof that this is causally linked to the magnetic storm? I can go on DownDetector nearly any time and get similar problem reports. This isn't proof of anything since it is self-reported user data anyway.

Spectrum: 1000 reports (that's not unccommon for a large carrier) Cousera: 200 reports (Cousera is hardly an indicator of jack shit since they are a training site that isn't significant) Mediacom: 500 reports (who the fuck is Mediacom anyway?) Reddit: 90 reports (seriously you think this is a good data point?) WOW Networks: 200 reports (again, who the fuck is WOW Networks and why should it matter?)

These are badly cherry-picked data points. This is what you see everyday on DD. This is garbage data trying to fit a narrative of fear and uncertainty. Why are you lying like this?

So nothing then. Some minor service impacts that aren't directly and causally linked to the solar storms are the biggest issues presented here. The data from SOHO doesn't seem to reflect the danger level some are still predicting as the CMEs are not on direct trajectories with Earth. I expect we'll just get another light show and nothing more.

Damn, my friend took some of those desert pics....

Are you suggesting the Carrington Event never happened? That we would be fine if it did?

The Carrington Event was an atypical CME and solar flare combination that was higher in energy than the recent X-class storm. It was massive and resulted in aurora activity around the world. The recent storm didn't have that big and far reaching aurora activity. The effects on the telegraph system were not actually that significant and actually played out because of the spread-out nature of the lines which caused a bigger voltage potential differential. Modern systems are better able to handle such a thing and have safety systems in place for various fault types that a solar storm can bring.

I really don't understand what your point is, care to elaborate?

A bunch of people, including here on Poal, were convinced this was going to be a game over style happening for technology. I don't think the fear is warranted because it is driven by people who don't have knowledge in physics and electronics yet they are still pretending to be experts on the subjects. They just like to be afraid. It's a disease. :)

The Carrington Event's effects were mostly seen on very long telegraph wires, which are rather different from today's power distribution wires. Mitigations against EMP have been put in place at many US substations which will reduce the effect. Communications lines are mostly fiber now, and they shouldn't be affected due to the way the power is injected. We're seeing disruptions in some radio communications, and while some physical issues may pop up I don't think they'll be many. Think of it like a Y2K event.

I don't trust anything the mainstream says. I wouldn't be surprised if this were a test of operation bluebeam or some other high frequency tests.

It amazes me what people will believe in because of what they want to be true.

Something of this magnitude with effects reaching that far south would have surely fried every electronic in North America.

Physics doesn't work the way you want it to. It's good that we don't rely on people's opinions like this when determining what could really happen.