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  • Some scientists think a solar storm could destroy transformers, darkening big swaths of Earth.

    Jul 15, 2016 1:45 pm by Science MagazineIllinois in the News
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    Science Magazine (July 15) Transformer manufacturers say those fears are overblown. Illinois Professor Thomas Overbye says no one knows for sure. “We don’t have a lot of data associated with large storms because they are very rare.”