[HN Gopher] Solar flares could cause delays on the railways
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       Solar flares could cause delays on the railways
        
       Author : zeristor
       Score  : 18 points
       Date   : 2022-07-21 20:05 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | sandworm101 wrote:
       | Is there any weather or earth phenomena that doesn't cause trains
       | to delay? Heat, cold, wind, rain, fog, leaves on tracks, COVID,
       | internet attacks ... If it is worthy of talking about it is
       | likely to make the trains late. For all thier size, speed and
       | power, they remain the most delicate of Earth's creatures.
        
         | teknopaul wrote:
         | Bear in mind the trains were delayed, not stopped: your
         | youngest needing a pee, or seeing a horse, can easily cause the
         | same devastating effect.
        
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       | teddyh wrote:
       | No mention of the Carrington Event of 1859?
       | 
       | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrington_Event
        
       | TheDesolate0 wrote:
       | No shit.
        
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