Geomagnetic Storm Turns Skies Red Across Europe, Historians Draw Parallels To The 'Carrington Event' Of 1859
History buffs are drawing stunning parallels between this week's powerful geomagnetic storm and the infamous Carrington Event of 1859, when a solar superstorm fried telegraph systems worldwide and set paper on fire. With the Northern Lights visible as far south as Italy and Spain, experts warn the modern grid—now reliant on satellites and power lines—is far more vulnerable than the telegraph wires of the Victorian era. Are we witnessing a repeat of history, or just a cosmic dress rehearsal?