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What would happen if that blast were to hit Earth directly? I imagine we would be pretty fucked.
https://spaceexplored.com/2023/11/15/violent-solar-storm-could-knock-out-the-internet-for-weeks-or-months-scientist-warns/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrington_Event?wprov=sfla1
We'd have to touch grass. :( jk (kind of), but it'll be super nasty though.