The Most Powerful Solar Storm in History and Why It Matters for Our Civilization

In this episode, we explore the new discovery of a giant solar storm that occurred 14,300 years ago, which was much more powerful than the Carrington Event of 1859, the most severe geomagnetic storm ever recorded in history. We also discuss the consequences of a giant solar storm for modern technology and society, and what we can do to prepare for future solar storms. We use ancient tree rings, scientific data, and space weather models to explain this fascinating topic and why it’s important for our civilization.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:20 How did the scientists discover this giant solar storm?
03:47 What are the consequences?
05:55 What can we do to prepare for future solar storms?
08:42 Outro
08:57 Enjoy
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[@RGF19651]

On a side note: Since solar storms can produce magnetic storms in Earth’s magnetosphere, which in turn affect the amount of C14 in the atmosphere, which affects the amount of C14 in organic tissues, this means that C14 has varied over time. How does this affect the accuracy of C14 dating?

[@lawnmower4884]

The things happening on Earth at this moment, I wouldn't be surprised if this didn't happen shortly!

[@johnjean-baptiste7325]

what is happening on earth. Elaborate please

[@THETRUEKING12]

Soon

[@benbridgeman4450]

It is😂

[@Smaklaus]

Read Rockefeller foundations scenarios for the future of technology and international development. Operation lockstep is Covid. Hack attack is what comes next. They have multiple ways of doing this operation. Solar flare, ai hack grid, foreign enemy like Russia or china, or an emp attack by an enemy. The end result will be the same. Collapse and blame supply chain collapse on it. New regulations and control. Destroyed economy and dollar. Time to wake up and understand we’re in a war

[@PurnellCrawford-hr3px]

And it's happening...

[@Hawaii_GT]

This was very cool!

[@tats_sacs]

I’m more concerned with our nuclear reactors. If a tsunami could almost create a meltdown then what will happen if the largest solar storm hits earth and all the reactors go into meltdown?

[@jemdeweare6432]

If posible to use those beams for creating energy would change a lot but the powergrids have to update for that first

[@JustScottPaid]

Thank you for such a great video! I never heard of that giant storm until now...thats crazy! I thought it was perfect the way it was explained how something like that would affect us humans today. Be safe all

[@kennethkatz6782]

All through 4 billion years, atmosphere and slightly above was empty. Now, that area has 1000s of metal items there. This a heat magnet for sun plasma. Hope.

[@txrepublic5138]

Huh? Don't think plamsa is a heat sink to space junk orbiting earth. This isn't how the earth is affected or the metal attracts anything towards it. Plamsa does things to the earth, but not from anything in orbit.

[@yoursubconscious]

first rainstorm this year in Bangkok (a really heavy one), I will never look at it the same again. I used to think it was beautiful, now I am scared of it. All of you who published your work, in your chase 7 months back from today, feels like "fortune tellers" predicting the world. Respect to your research and care to pass on the knowledge!

[@Halli50]

Mankind is now able to detect and prepare for Solar Storms, even it the warning may become significant only a few dozen hours before storm particles hit the Earth, that should allow for countermeasures to be activated. The power distribution companies SHOULD have prepared plans to disconnect all long-range power transmission grids to isolate power grids into small, localized areas to minimize damage to e.g. high-voltage transformers. For localities that are sensitive to such precautions (insufficient power available for local grids to maintain normal operations) it is better to ration or even switch off power for a couple of days, preventing damage to transformers, than the total loss of power for months or even years. Damaged high-voltage transformers take a LONG time to be replaced, they are custom-built pieces of infrastructure, and replacing a significant number of transformers will take months, even years.

[@txrepublic5138]

Switching off the power won't make a difference if a CME is as large as the Carrington event or the one talked about in the video. During the Carrington, some of the telegraph lines melted, and the structures that had the lines running through the wall caught fire in the areas where more radiation came through the atmosphere. Today the transformers use a oil inside of the housing to help with cooling and whatever else it's there for(I don't remember exactly the other reasons). A flare like the Carrington or larger won't just kill the power, but completely destroy the transformers, even the ones off the grid or in storage. Shutting down the power will do nothing to help with this. The damage to the lines could be minor in some areas, and completely burning the rubber coating off and melting the lines enough to damage the transmission of power by the resistance from the level of damage. Too high of resistance can't be overcome with higher levels of electricity running through it either. Heat becomes a serious issue, and lines we use in our homes will catch the wood on fire in the walls. It's basically the end of the modern world for earth. What makes the event of a CME more likely to happen in our lifetime or even in the next days, is the earth's magnetic field is dropping in it's power to stop the radiation from getting to the ground. You definitely don't want to be in the area of this, from the research I've read, the atmosphere could be literally pushed out to have the cold of space touching up to the ground level. But the fact remains the field is dropping in strength the more the magnetic poles move towards each other. This ranges from 10% to 20%, depends on who has done the measurements, and the latest one isn't being released for some reason. I don't remember the math to show how much it's dropping means more radiation gets through, but it adds up quickly when a Carrington power level can be extremely worse with each percentage of strength it loses. It won't need a Carrington power level to end the use of electricity is what happens. Unfortunately your right on money about the electric companies doing nothing to prevent this. I'm not sure it would even help if they did. I do know it takes a Faraday cage to start. Copper mesh with certain sized openings is best, but who can afford to cover they're complete home, or just the wiring inside the walls. Imagine a warehouse 50 yards long and 25 wide or larger. Cost to even use plain metal for a Faraday cage is expensive, and lately it's profits over anything else before preparing for something is done outside of the budget. Best thing I can think of is a smaller disconnected workshop with a complete disconnect from any power touching it and the best metal mesh you can afford to wrap it completely. Again, expensive to do and if you're in a city apartment style living, well, be ready to move out with the bare minimum. Look into the poles moving towards each other. It's starting to ramp up speed wise, and the time shrinks until they've reached the point of no return increases each year. Used to be centuries, then decades, now I think it's years. But no one can predict the day it's going to have north and south meet in the Indian Ocean area. A decade? 25 years? Scientists don't know, but it's going to happen eventually

[@madsgt1697]

@@txrepublic5138 damn, you know your stuff

[@tats_sacs]

If it’s strong enough to fry our grids then prevention won’t matter. Worst case scenario shows that a billion people will die the first year. Developed countries will manage to rebuild their first power grids in half a year. Mind you, they will need to rebuild the tools too. Now imagine hospitals not having power. Critical patients will die. Food supply will become a problem when everything that needs refrigeration spoils. No pumps mean no running water. All our cars runs with tech found in our computers. All that will fry. Now imagine what will happen to our nuclear power plants. If the cooling system of the reactors stops then we face a meltdown. And we will have no protections against other natural disasters like hurricanes or earthquakes when all our security measures don’t work. It will be years before life becomes normal again.

[@bissetttom1738]

from they have done nothing in preparation.

[@MrLewooz]

I was following space weather on the tube years ago like 2008-2009. but where is it gone now???? why was it cancelled?

[@stormysyndrome7043]

The health effects are also very real. Charged particulates play havoc with electrochemical processes of all living things.

[@jerrodrollins1509]

Isn't this type of phenomenon possible at any time? If it is meant to be, it will be. Because of this, it's just best that we learn to live in the moment and enjoy every moment. If we learn how to just love our fellow humans and not let the powers that be keep separating us, then we will be able to live in harmony with each other and learn to love the life that we have... Just saying

[@samuelkeystone]

Who, meant for it to be? So predestination then?

[@jeileen1816]

Sounds good. But unlikely. Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.

[@kayceeevangelista6659]

reading the after the news

[@fuadyanwar4930]

As a human being we can't avoid natural disasters, just be wise to accepted the condition

[@Lo_V3]

You forgot the most important. Another thing we can do to protect ourselves is to pray ... 🙏

[@killahface5]

This made me laugh

[@geoattoronto]

Yes prayer will be essential for the few who will survive. Pray foe the earth, the sun and a closer relationship with our Creator.

[@71717]

Yeah there must be another one coming I believe😮

[@NordeggSonya]

Suspicious0bservers has tons of video's on this very subject. He has published books. If we get another Carrington level event or higher then we will be looking at Little House on the Prairie meets the Hunger Games... A plasma ejection will ionize the atmosphere and fry every single chip it reaches. No surge arrestor is fast enough for this stuff. One moment after is a book written by Foerster and it details exactly what could happen if that happens. Cars stop, planes will fall out of the sky, satellites in space will burn out. Its a very interesting subject to do some research on.

[@geoattoronto]

My prophetic sources expect exactly this catastrophe in less than ten years. We just started 2024. Before this they expect melting of the ice caps- north and south.

[@NordeggSonya]

interesting.@@geoattoronto

[@dunraptoress5126]

That was a good book.

[@FransBlaas1]

Thanks for explanation of how to derive past radiations, though preparing for a ten times stronger carrington event with the present electric grids is shear impossible.. have to prepare for years of misery and starvation.

[@Kredo800]

After 6:00 music name - Reencontro Música Para Relaxar (in case you search it)

[@tarawhite4419]

Can't wait

[@jeffzebert4982]

A solar storm of that magnitude made for BRILLIANT aurorae all the way to the equator! Even at the equator, the said aurorae were bright enough to be seen in broad daylight!

[@fredferd965]

Question: Would extreme solar storms have anything to do with the reversal of earth's magnetic field????

[@NordeggSonya]

Yes it does. For more information Suspicious0bservers is a whiz at it with tons of video's.

[@geraldbock1012]

Took the words out of my mouth! @@NordeggSonya

[@NordeggSonya]

You are so kind, eyes open no fear!@@geraldbock1012

[@warakpawairakpam270]

No it doesn't earth's magnetic field is stronger than solar superstorm.

[@MaverickSeventySeven]

Good Graphics - 'tin hat' time soon!

[@dayeeeter3199]

🤓

[@mountainfolk7942]

So the only thing we can do is to have a back up generator, & pray? What about other components? If it's not plugged into the grid/running will the electronics still get fried? Should I purchase spare electronic components now?

[@user-os6qx8io2d]

We lived thousands of years without power or electricity I hope it happens bring humanity back together and help and love one another

[@seanhewitt603]

Uhhh, have you not met any humans?

[@ambersewell8966]

and there you have it. the need and the intention behind it. we are out of control

[@dunraptoress5126]

Stressors like less conveniences that electricity brings makes us humans less amicable, not more.

[@debbied9740]

If it could stop wars. Im in!

[@ntorres6710]

Will this affect all photos in my phone?

[@geoattoronto]

You will lose all digital information.

[@juswagagard]

how does it affect to nuclear weapons? that is computer operated? does it mean it can potentially damaged their control systems?

[@geoattoronto]

All electronics and digital memory could be wiped.

[@infinateU]

Wasn't there sea mines going off almost starting a war during the Carrington Event?

[@geoattoronto]

Later. War in Vietnam. Carrington was 1859.

[@jeffersonmanguera1090]

Thanks to God did this❤

[@eligebrown8998]

I only wish something would get rid of these damn apps everybody thinks we need.

[@aweshakhtar4171]

Please make vidio on big bang theory

[@Amradar123]

Lots of them on this channel already 😊

[@jamesreck8476]

BRING IT ON! Human civilization needs another factory reset in my opinion.

[@gtamediaproductions1]

I honestly think we are a reset of a civilization that was here before us.

[@oregonoutback7779]

So ..... this crazy Utuber, Ben Davidson may not be so crazy after all ??

[@Sathish-sd5kb]

Nope he is totally crazy

[@user-et7ew6dq2q]

Do you know Carl. Walz was a astronaut ❤ I love hem

[@jerrodrollins1509]

I mean, it's a giant ball of gas that's on fire! That is uncontrollable man! Unpredictable and incomprehensible!! Why do we trust that it will stay safe, 🤔?

[@mattpike7268]

I firmly believe it's completely predictable. Just not with our current technology and knowledge.

[@user-qo4om2ms6e]

Have Faith

[@ozanpress]

Taking some time off from gadgets would really help society

[@johnharris3264]

Yay hopefully it happens april 8th!

[@paulodizon750]

Why They Focus On Geopolitical Issue Conflict Even Econimic Issues

[@karenfreeman1601]

To liaten to the presenotors of differing UTube presentation is study and learning the most currest news.

[@gtamediaproductions1]

How the heck does anyone know what happened 14,300 years ago?

[@Boymanbiy]

Storys told over hundreds in generations

[@Boymanbiy]

Its 2024 and all i notice so far is thats its getting hotter

[@3rdEyeConnection]

Baba Vanga predicted a 'Solar Sunami' to occur in 2023

[@gtamediaproductions1]

Who?

[@WRANGL3RR]

Earth wont see 3020 if all this industrial processes arent controlled, OUR OWN TECH WILL ONCE MAKE US EXTINCT❤

[@margaretneanover3385]

gree a longer time ago there was a catastrophe going around the globe. It disfigured earths then more roundness and made mountains pretty tall. It was a flooded point as well imo. Then theres a story that is gaining a matching similarity and by publics voverned view , they are keeping the prepared funds but not sending enough out for all. Thats a real issue imo. But third time a xharm they say. Now what is the event that blows some atmosphere into space and sun into atmosphere?

[@fishertrucker]

How is it affect human body if ever?

[@joerowland2625]

No

[@fishertrucker]

@@joerowland2625 Nice to hear that

[@joerowland2625]

@@fishertrucker But if the internet goes out then Food won't be able to get the shops since trade will stop with the internet

[@jessiesadiku557]

According to NASA, there is nothing wrong with the sun. This has been canceled for 2025.

[@Boymanbiy]

If your wrong i will find you (Joke)

[@ronaldwhite1730]

Thank you . ( 2023 / Oct / 15 )

[@WeCube1898]

When was the last time ???

[@gtamediaproductions1]

As if they really know. How would they?

[@PikePikePP]

So, we need to buy big solar right now because solar will be the most expensive thing in the future.😊

[@MarkofficialYT29]

The internet connection is not the only thing that is affected but, the Humans too. We don't know if we might be able to do something when the Solar storm happens because it affects the temperature of our world, even the Flare, the temperature typically reaches 10-100 million degrees because kelvin of how much energy the sun is producing. yes 👍 We're still not sure what's gonna be the typical temperature, when the Solar storm is about to happen. I

[@WestyHighlander]

No -- that's not it at all -- The actual change in power emitted by the Sun in all wavelengths and including particles when a Carrington Event Flare occurs is insignificant. Even when you integrate over the duration of the event and add in the kinetic energy of the CME -- nothing of significance. The worry is all about the squishing and shaking of the Earth's Magnetosphere -- that's what gives us the Aurora and potentially the collapse of the electric power grid, etc.

[@rencietagle3374]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Santos-er9wv]

Amen 🙏 ❤️

[@nerd31415926535]

Solar storms come without (much) warning. How the average person, who wouldn't even know it's happening, avoid traveling or being outside during a solar storm?

[@jeileen1816]

Yep.

[@jim-tx6yi]

There is an app for that.

[@minimhaenimo]

@@jim-tx6yi what app?

[@jim-tx6yi]

@@minimhaenimo spaceweather

[@jim-tx6yi]

@@minimhaenimo my post keep getting deleted as I try to explain where it is

[@witwisniewski2280]

This is largely an engineering problem. We design our power grid and other assets without consideration of the danger making them unprotected by design. We could redesign the power grid topology and components such as transformers to handle anomalous induction, or we could set it up to totally, instantly shut down and disconnect when geomagnetic conditions become destructive. It would be better to have no electricity for a few hours than having infrastructure self destruct. Rebuilding all the transformers could take decades, literally setting back civilization. Can we please pull our heads out of the sand?

[@palehorse4348]

You know some of our components were built in the 30's of this part goes down say in a solar storm/emp it would take a while to 1 re-engineer build and employ a factory to produce them amber then incorporate them into the existing system.

[@shawnpritchard366]

Setting our civilization back might be a good thing. Have you taken a look out there lately!?!?

[@bomma2694]

It's a have you got a massive bunker problem.

[@WestyHighlander]

More of a policy and legislative problem -- the prompt part of the solar eruption travels at the speed of light but that mostly effects space equipment and people who are in space. The big long-term effects come from when the Coronal Mass Ejection [CME and its accompanying embedded magnetic field] arrives. The grid can be disconnected and isolated quite easily in the hours after the x-rays hit the atmosphere. But suppose the prediction of the arrival of the CME is off. Who pays for the self-inflicted damage?

[@raulmartinez5475]

Damn 😮‍💨

[@a.mohammed7569]

Bro popped an EMP

[@alansalam7714]

Many Scientists told maybe INTERNET connection will stop suddenly... asking whether it's true or not!? Maybe

[@geoattoronto]

Yes. Gone!

[@klark.1500]

I thought zombie apocalypse first?

[@youknow876v]

on the note ] i hate solar flares im not rede

[@ButtercupBusyBee]

We could very politely ask AI to solve it for us

[@Glenn1760]

97th

[@kandarabanna1663]

Hey NASA, love your space adventures, but gotta admit, your fear propaganda is giving us Earthlings a bit of a chuckle. It's like you're the intergalactic drama queen, making space sound scarier than a horror movie marathon. Maybe add a laugh track to your next announcement? Just kidding, we know you're doing important stuff up there like staging really really good moon landings, but seriously, can we get a cosmic comedy show instead?🌌😂 #NASAantics #scriptedreality #yeahsure Can't wait for the emerging scientific council of earth to be empowered by the people and take the reigns to restore health, knowledge and peace. #adiosgoverningmodels #helloscientificcouncilofearth ;-) #satricalhumouronly

[@richardmercer2337]

Well hopefully the Sun got *that* out of its system!

[@Ihaveaboyfriend]

Honestly I wouldn't care at this point! Mankind needs a reset so we can start over. You can also watch the ending of the movie: The Knowing If you wanna top it up

[@JJ-dc7tt]

Most powerful "in history?" Really? Now how can anyone know that?

[@Boymanbiy]

The sun told us

[@WestyHighlander]

Well -- that would be recorded history -- in the case of Carrington about 159 years

[@friendoftellus5741]

😮😮😮🙏🙏🙏

[@GEMSDIGANDCOLECTORINDO99]

THE TRUMP CARD OF GOD for minkind Civilization

[@edwardspence-fo8vt]

Now to my comment a solar storm would knock out Google satellite network and people would have to lite a shabbat candle and read a book and go to bed early wouldn't that be a pleasant change and I could tell people off right to there face instead of doing it on my phone

[@mitchspinnanger3370]

The sun is Nothing going to happen in 2025 and Remember Don’t Panic right?

[@efrencanaria4263]

"NOTHING GOD I AM" my son , behold ! i am here to protect you ! LIGHT never let light up ! DARKNESS coming !

[@danullmann1740]

SOOOO I’m confused this will not be very harmful to us except electricity problems and it won’t hurt our bodies thank to the shied on earth

[@user-xd9wm3yo5u]

Well how big of a caronal mass injection would the sun cause for earth. 100, 200,

[@pinoyrockNroll]

Please jesus christ take all of us

[@edwardspence-fo8vt]

Why is Google sending me this stupid be civil notification

[@TwilightZone-cj5ct5rn9x]

We are late for the next global cosmic disaster by 1,000 years.

[@Thomas-er9uf]

😹😹😹

[@00788]

Where’s Fred Sanford “ You big Dummy!!!

[@Lassemalten]

Bye bye AI and bitcoin. Gold and silver will rule once more if a real solar storm that kills of all electronics on earth

[@shaunatroxel9225]

Um it probably isn't from that long ago it would probably be more around 6 or 7k yrs ago when Almighty GOD opened up the heavens for the flood I'm sure that would have caused the spike in carbon in the tree truck otherwise this is all speculation because of a pine tree trunk lol😂

[@irshadtelecom2356]

Фейзбук. Много. Врагов Только. Использовать. И. Предательство. 🇦🇿

[@Lilia_12311]

Jesus is coming soon🙏🙏

[@hospitalityproblems9975]

Enjoyy?? I got terrified in this video🥹🥹 I have a trauma in solar storm movie now its going to happen 🥹

[@norbertpaulina3090]

Thats the only way jesus can come back with 144000 will born logically CME will make us stronger.

[@Amradar123]

Riding a solar storm?

[@norbertpaulina3090]

@@Amradar123 samuel 2.22and psalm 18 is solarflare CME,1859.

[@melvinbush3852]

The Biggest lie ever told

[@seanhewitt603]

That would be the christian Bible.

[@nathanielramos5338]

This is not gonna happen because its fake.

[@dinisominibiologo]

Ur in nasa’s channel 💀💀💀 it’s not fake, if ur scared, accept reality, one solar flare will hit earth in 2025, so be prepared. I repeat, it’s not fake lol

[@caelinbaird6493]

Not true bro, these things do happen.

[@dinisominibiologo]

Bruh ur in the nasa change how is this fake ur gonna cry to ur mommy so she lies to you saying it’s fake lol

[@mainelivin3699]

Why worry about something you can't do anything about

[@queencleopatraisispleja]

Do you know that the pole shift will be a monopole and Earth will lose the atmosphere in 2033?