[travisporter]

Would a solar flare destroy all data on SSDs or magnetic hard drives? I couldn't find a good resource. I figure CDs/DVDs would be safe

https://www.quora.com/Could-a-large-solar-flare-fry-disk-dri...

[mikewarot]

A solar flare wouldn't even hurt the power grid, if management shuts it off in time. If some Republican Governor insists his state doesn't shut theirs down... well, that's just Darwin entering the 22nd Century.