# Event Details - **Event Name**: Public Talk: Solar superstorms: Are we ready for another Carrington Event? - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 19 May, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Tue, 19 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: We hope you can join us!About this Event https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/93d1f0e0-378a-11f1-8dfe-373c02824b1c-rimg-w1200-h675-dc781907-gmir.jpg Solar superstorms: Are we ready for another Carrington Event?In September 1859, the English astronomer Richard Carrington made the first recorded observations of a solar flare. Unknown to Carrington, the flare coincided with a fast-moving coronal mass ejection that struck the Earth’s less than twenty four hours later, triggering the most powerful geomagnetic storm of the modern age. The storm, now known as “the Carrington event”, sparked auroral displays visible as far south as the Caribbean and disrupted operations of the global telegraph network. But this powerful space weather event pre-dated most of the technologies that we depend upon today, such as power grids, satellites, and wireless communications. How vulnerable are we? Are we prepared for the next Carrington event? In this talk, Prof Jim Wild considers the resilience of the modern world to extreme space weather.Speaker info:Jim Wild is the Professor of Space Physics within the Physics Department at Lancaster University and President-Elect of the Royal Astronomical Society. His research focusses on the dynamic interactions between the Sun, the Earth, and other planetary bodies.Jim is internationally recognised for his research on the interactions between the Sun and planetary environments, his leadership within the UK and international space science community, and his commitment to public communication of science. His work bridges the gap between fundamental space plasma physics and the practical implications of space weather for society, making him a leading voice in both academia and science policy.Image credit:Richard Carrington (1859), drawing of the solar active region during the Carrington Event. Originally published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/london/public-talk-solar-superstorms-are-we-ready-for-another-carrington-event/100001987323879220 - **Event Categories**: art, fine-arts - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: London - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: The Royal Astronomical Society - **lat**: 51.5085836 - **long**: -0.13938120000000254 - **full address**: The Royal Astronomical Society, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Public Talk: Solar superstorms: Are we ready for another Carrington Event? - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/bef348f0e40d0f175472a5753db5dfa66a97a9a59c596e7607e4d86c5228c701-rimg-w940-h470-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1776120376 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Public Talk: Solar superstorms: Are we ready for another Carrington Event? being held? - **A:** Public Talk: Solar superstorms: Are we ready for another Carrington Event? takes place on Tue, 19 May, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Tue, 19 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm at The Royal Astronomical Society, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Public Talk: Solar superstorms: Are we ready for another Carrington Event?? - **A:** Public Talk: Solar superstorms: Are we ready for another Carrington Event? is organized by Royal Astronomical Society. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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