One of the strongest known solar storms blasted Earth in 660 B.C. Traces left in ice cores and tree rings allowed researchers to estimate the storm’s power, Carolyn Grambling, March 11, 2019 https://www.sciencenews.org/article/one-strongest-known-solar-storms-blasted-earth-660-bc
Ice cores reveal huge solar storm struck Earth around 660 BC Hamish Johnston, Physics World, March 12, 2019 https://physicsworld.com/a/ice-cores-reveal-huge-solar-storm-struck-earth-around-660-bc/ The paper is: O’Hare, P., Mekhaldi, F., Adolphi, F., Raisbeck, G., Aldahan, A., Anderberg, E., Beer, J., Christl, M., Fahrni, S., Synal, H.A. and Park, J., 2019. Multiradionuclide evidence for an extreme solar proton event around 2,610 BP (660 BC). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, p.201815725. https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/03/05/1815725116.short Yours, Paul H. ______________________________________________ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
