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The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned in the American city of Chicago during October 8–10, 1871. The fire killed approximately 300 people, destroyed roughly 3.3 square miles (9 km 2) of the city including over 17,000 structures, and left more than 100,000 residents homeless. [3]
The Carrington Event was the most intense geomagnetic storm in recorded history, peaking on 1–2 September 1859 during solar cycle 10.It created strong auroral displays that were reported globally and caused sparking and even fires in telegraph stations. [1]
The fire started south of New Franken and spread due to the wind. The fire burned the towns of Union, Brussels and Forestville. The fire also burnt the town of Williamsonville (located in modern-day Gardner) which left only 17 alive from the population of 77. The town did not rebuild. [11] The fire spanned from its starting point to south of ...
The solar wind also carries with it the Sun's magnetic field. This field will have either a North or South orientation. If the solar wind has energetic bursts, contracting and expanding the magnetosphere, or if the solar wind takes a southward polarization, geomagnetic storms can be expected.
The ferocious wildfires turning the Los Angeles area into a raging inferno are being fueled by "hurricane force" Santa Ana winds that have already prompted the evacuation of tens of thousands of ...
The company's power lines ignited the Thomas fire in 2017, a Ventura and Santa Barbara County fire that killed two and created the conditions that led to a mudflow in Montecito that killed 21 people.
The storm's electrical current sparked a number of fires worldwide, including one near Grand Central Terminal which made it known as the "New York Railroad Storm". [1] Contemporary scientists estimated the size of the sunspot (AR1842) [ 1 ] which began on May 10—and caused the storm—as 151,000 by 34,000 km (94,000 by 21,000 miles).
The Eaton fire, impacting the Pasadena-Altadena region, has burned about 10,600 acres and continues to grow with 0% containment, LA County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said at a press conference on ...