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A comment on A Warning from History: The Carrington Event Was Not Unique.

Re:A Warning from History: The Carrington Event Was Not Unique by SideburnsOfDoom on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @03:43AM (#27115349)
> While the Carrington Event has long been considered a once‐in‐a‐century catastrophe

That seems dismissive of "once‐in‐a‐century" risks. We can't ignore "once‐in‐a‐century" risks? We're currently suffering though COVID-19, a "once‐in‐a‐century" pandemic.

"once‐in‐a‐century" is not the same as "unique" either. They cite several examples ... across several centuries. So what are they saying is the re-appraised frequency - once every 75 years?

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Re:A Warning from History: The Carrington Event Was Not Unique by mekkkkkk on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @08:15AM (#27117144)
Agreed! Once in a century is disturbingly frequent when it comes to disasters like this. If it's even higher than that, then you start approaching a point where it's almost certain to be experienced during any given lifetime.
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