solar wind auroras electricity grids radio disruptions

The same solar activity can make auroras and disrupt technology

Charged particles from the Sun interact with Earth's magnetic field and atmosphere to create auroras. Strong space weather from the same source can also disturb radio communication and electrical power systems.

Elevators do not hang from a single cable

2–6 cables

Modern traction elevators typically use 2–6 support cables rather than one. Each cable can support the elevator’s rated load plus 25%, and high-rise elevators may use 12 or more.

Refugees carried manuscripts from Constantinople to Italy

After Constantinople fell, refugees carried thousands of Greek and Latin manuscripts to Italy, helping stimulate the Renaissance. Before the city's fall, Constantinople's libraries had preserved these works during periods when many similar writings were being destroyed in Western Europe and North Africa.

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The same solar activity can make auroras and disrupt technology

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