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Superconducting shields are proposed against Carrington events

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Andrew Cote argued that superconducting tape and heavy lift now make it feasible to orbit magnetic shields protecting Earth from civilization-ending solar flares.

Reporting date: 2026-01-05 (not necessarily the event date)

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Superconducting shields are proposed against Carrington events
Innermost Loop KB — secondary record
Reporting date: 2026-01-05
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-01-05-magnetic-shield-against-flares
Claim: Andrew Cote argued that superconducting tape and heavy lift now make it feasible to orbit magnetic shields protecting Earth from civilization-ending solar flares.
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- Welcome to January 5, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-january-5-2026
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