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Don't Panic…but a solar storm could be a disaster

The Supermassive Podcast by Izzie Clarke

Sep 24, 202547:22Science & Medicine

It's been 166 years since scientists recorded the world's most powerful solar explosion. Izzie, Dr Becky and Dr Robert Massey are big fans of anniversaries, so they investigate how the Carrington Event affected the Earth...

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Don't Panic…but a solar storm could be a disaster is an episode from The Supermassive Podcast by Izzie Clarke. It's been 166 years since scientists recorded the world's most powerful solar explosion. Izzie, Dr Becky and Dr Robert Massey are...

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Published Sep 24, 2025, 47:22 long, audio available.

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