Researchers identify largest ever solar storm in ancient 14,300-year-old tree rings

ScienceDaily
Oct 9, 2023, 7:17 pm189 pts
An international team of scientists have discovered a huge spike in radiocarbon levels 14,300 years ago by analyzing ancient tree-rings found in the French Alps. The radiocarbon spike was caused by a massive solar storm, the biggest ever identified. A similar solar storm today would be catastrophic for modern…

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