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Comment by ianruh

9 hours ago

I am not an expert, but it’s worth noting that the kp index has a maximum value of 9. So though the Carrington event had a kp of 9, its intensity on the related (but not capped) HP30/HP60 scale [1] would likely have been higher. [1] https://kp.gfz.de/en/hp30-hp60

Queue Chernobyl documentary clip measuring the radiation as low because that’s as high the meter went