Natural disaster
A solar flare is a phenomenon where the Sun suddenly releases a great amount of solar radiation, much more than normal. Solar flares are unlikely to cause any direct injury, but can destroy electrical equipment. The potential of solar storms to cause disaster was seen during the 1859 Carrington event, which disrupted the telegraph network, and the March 1989 geomagnetic storm which blacked out Quebec. Some major known solar flares include the X20 event on August 16, 1989, and a similar flare on April 2, 2001. The most powerful flare ever recorded occurred on November 4, 2003 (estimated at between X40 and X45).
Solar Saros 127
Solar Saros 127, repeats every 18 years, 11 days, contains 82 events in which 40 will be partial eclipses and 42 will be total. There are no annular or hybrid eclipses in this series. Lunar Saros 120 interleaves with this solar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series.