Near Miss: The 2012 Solar Superstorm That Could Have Devastated Earth

In July 2012, Earth narrowly avoided a potentially catastrophic solar event when a massive coronal mass ejection (CME) erupted from the Sun, missing our planet by approximately nine days. This CME, among the most powerful recorded, could have caused widespread technological disruptions, including failures in power grids, satellite communications, and GPS systems. The event serves as a stark reminder of Earth’s vulnerability to solar storms and underscores the importance of monitoring solar activity to protect our technological infrastructure.

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