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Re:Researchers identify largest ever solar storm in 14,300-y... by medstrom on Friday October 20, 2023 @09:23AM (#37955629)
You still have to figure out when it did. If there's a tree with 800 rings, but it died 100,000 years ago, then there's 100,000 years you have to date by some other method, and add 800 on top.
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